A visit to the Eureka Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Eureka Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Eureka Cemetery (FG ID #7955).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Eureka Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eureka Cemetery:
39.6118, -120.8899
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Eureka Cemetery is located in Sierra County<3>.
The county seat for Sierra County is located in Downieville. Downieville lies just to the southeast of the Eureka Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Eureka Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> of the Eureka Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eureka Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Port Wine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goodyears Bar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Downieville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scales Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Louis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Louis Cemetery is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Louis Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the east of La Porte.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8331 <1>
- La Porte Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Howland Flat Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brandy City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gibsonville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alleghany Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Alleghany Cemetery is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alleghany Cemetery is located in Alleghany.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375337 <1>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sleighville House Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strawberry Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Camptonville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sierra City Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Sierra City Cemetery is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sierra City Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Sierra City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276304 <1>
- Johnsville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cromberg Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Eureka Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eureka Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Goodyears Bar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Downieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Queen City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Queen City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Poker Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
- La Porte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brandy City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brandy City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
- Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Little Grass Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
- Gibsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gibsonville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Alleghany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Depot Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
- Strawberry Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Loganville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Loganville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Camptonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Graniteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graniteville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Sierra City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Johnsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plumas Eureka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plumas Eureka is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Eureka
- Clipper Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marsh Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
- Oroleve
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oroleve is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
- Garden Valley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- Lumpkin ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lumpkin is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Foster Bar ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
- North Columbia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Columbia is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
- Lake City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Graeagle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Eureka Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sierra County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eureka Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Downieville
- La Porte
- Sierra City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Eureka Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Sierra County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Eureka Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #7955
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #259974 (Eureka Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #259974 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Sierra
- Est. Elev: 1575 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Goodyears Bar
- Location given for Eureka Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6118388 Lon: -120.8899494
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Sierra, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eureka Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |