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A visit to the Grand Island 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 Grand Island Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grand Island Cemetery:

39.0968, -121.9419

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

The Grand Island Cemetery is located in Colusa County<2>.

The county seat for Colusa County is located in Colusa. Colusa lies just to the north northwest of the Grand Island Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Grand Island Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of the Grand Island Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Meridian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Meridian Cemetery is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Cemetery
  • Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Arbuckle.
  • Stohlman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Stohlman Cemetery is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stohlman Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stohlman Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Sutter.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8383 <5>
  • Arbuckle Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Arbuckle Cemetery is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arbuckle Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Arbuckle.
  • Johns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Johns Cemetery is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Sutter Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pugh Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pugh Cemetery is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugh Cemetery
  • North Butte Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The North Butte Cemetery is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Butte Cemetery
  • Yuba City Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • The Yuba City Cemetery is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba City Cemetery
  • Maxwell Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery is located in Marysville.
      • The St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
      • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
      • St. Joseph's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161309 <5>
    • Marysville Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Marysville Cemetery is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Marysville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Marysville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8144 <5>
    • Marysville Jewish Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Princeton Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • The Princeton Cemetery is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Cemetery
    • Logan Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Logan Cemetery is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Logan Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Guinda.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153447 <5>
    • Sierra View Memorial Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • The Sierra View Memorial Park is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra View Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sierra View Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Olivehurst.
      • The Sierra View Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Sierra View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8374 <5>
    • Marvin Chapel Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The Marvin Chapel Cemetery is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Chapel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Marvin Chapel Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Afton
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8142 <5>
    • Gridley - Biggs Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gridley - Biggs Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley - Biggs Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gridley - Biggs Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Gridley.
      • The Gridley - Biggs Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Biggs Cemetery
      • Live Oak Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8006 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Grand Island Cemetery.

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

  • Grimes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meridian
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tarke
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tarke is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
  • College City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Genevra
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Genevra is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
  • Arbuckle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Colusa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrington is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Colusa Rancheria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
  • Sutter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Williams
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hershey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hershey is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Dunnigan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Tierra Buena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • Pennington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pennington is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Bogue
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • South Yuba City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
    • Yuba City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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 Grand Island Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colusa County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grand Island Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Grand Island Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Colusa 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 Grand Island Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #224388  (Grand Island Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #224388 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: Colusa
      • Est. Elev: 13 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Grimes
      • Location given for Grand Island Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.096838     Lon: -121.9419145
      • 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 Colusa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grand Island 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.
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