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A visit to the Indian 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 Indian Cemetery ...

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

39.6010, -121.3622

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

The Indian Cemetery is located in Butte County<2>.

The county seat for Butte County is located in Oroville. Oroville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Indian Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Indian Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Indian Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lake Madrone Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Oregon City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Oregon City Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City Cemetery
  • Cherokee Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Clarks Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Clarks Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Thompson Flat Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Brownsville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Brownsville Cemetery is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville Cemetery
  • Brownsville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Brownsville Cemetery is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville Cemetery
    • The Brownsville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Evergreen Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #797135 <5>
  • Upham Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Upham Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upham Cemetery
  • Butte County Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Butte County Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte County Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Butte County Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Oroville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2169613 <5>
  • Oroville Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oroville Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Memorial Park is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Oroville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8154 <5>
    • Strawberry Valley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
    • Bangor Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Bangor Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bangor Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Bangor.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2220275 <5>
    • Paradise Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Skyway Memorial Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
    • Brandy City Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Indian Cemetery.

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

  • Berry Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • South Fork ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • South Fork is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
  • Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bidwell Bar is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Bar
  • Feather Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bidwell ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bidwell is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
  • Brush Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Brush Creek is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
  • Robinson Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
  • Forbestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Evansville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Evansville is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
  • Big Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Bend is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Oregon City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Oregon City is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
    • Former name for Oregon City:
    • Bloomingdale
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Longs Bar ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Longs Bar is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Bar
    • Cherokee ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Cherokee is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
    • Brownsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Challenge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynchburg ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynchburg is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Wyandotte
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wyandotte is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
    • Rackerby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Oroleve
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oroleve is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
    • Clipper Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Merrimac
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Merrimac is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
    • Oroville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • South Oroville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • South Oroville is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
    • Concow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Concow is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concow
    • Elsey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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 Indian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butte County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Indian 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 Indian Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #261714  (Indian Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #261714 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: 645 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Forbestown
      • Location given for Indian Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.6009977     Lon: -121.362187
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Indian 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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