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A visit to the Forest Ranch Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Forest Ranch Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Ranch Cemetery:

39.9029, -121.6591

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Forest Ranch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Forest Ranch Cemetery is located in Butte County<2>.

The county seat for Butte County is located in Oroville. Oroville lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the south of the Forest Ranch Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Ranch Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Forest Ranch Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Ranch Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Cohasset Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Cohasset Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohasset Cemetery
  • Coutolenc Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Coutolenc Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coutolenc Cemetery
  • Nicholl Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Nicholl Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholl Cemetery
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Centerville Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
  • Skyway Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Skyway Memorial Park is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyway Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Skyway Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Magalia.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972026 <5>
  • Inskip Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Paradise Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Paradise Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Paradise.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #158628 <5>
  • Butte Meadows Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Butte Meadows Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte Meadows Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Butte Meadows Cemetery is located 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the northeast of Chico.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2294225 <5>
  • Chico Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Chico Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chico Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Chico.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7900 <5>
  • Mechoopda Indian Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Oaks Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarks Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Clarks Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Durham Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Durham Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
    • Pine Creek Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Pine Creek Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Chico.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8268 <5>
    • Vina Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Vina Cemetery is located in Tehama County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vina Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Vina.
      • The Vina Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Carter Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7884 <5>
    • Cherokee Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherokee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Oroville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967787 <5>
    • Dayton Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Dayton Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dayton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Dayton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144284 <5>
    • Oregon City Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The Oregon City Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City Cemetery
    • Lake Madrone Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lake Madrone Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Madrone Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake Madrone Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Oroville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242822 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Forest Ranch Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Ranch Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Forest Ranch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
  • De Sabla
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • De Sabla is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Sabla
  • Nimshew
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Nimshew is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
  • Powellton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Powellton is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
  • Paradise Pines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Paradise Pines is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Pines
  • Irish Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Irish Town is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
  • Stirling City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Magalia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Inskip ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Inskip is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskip
  • Paradise
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Concow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Concow is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concow
  • Pulga
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Big Bar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Big Bar is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
    • Butte Meadows
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Chico
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Chico is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <6>
    • Nord ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Nord is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
    • Big Bend
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Big Bend is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
    • Storrie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Cherokee ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Cherokee is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
    • Tobin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Tobin is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin

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 Forest Ranch Cemetery. The following communities are located in Butte County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Forest Ranch Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 Forest Ranch Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Butte 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 Forest Ranch Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1666447  (Forest Ranch Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1666447 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: Butte
      • Est. Elev: 899 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cohasset
      • Location given for Forest Ranch Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.9029386     Lon: -121.6591428
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Butte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Ranch Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.