A visit to the Memorial Park ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Memorial Park (FG ID #8154)
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 Memorial Park ...
Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Memorial Park, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Park
Lat: 39.4770° (39° 28' 37")
Lon: -121.5506° (-121° 33' 2")
The cemetery is located in Butte County<2>.
As an estimate, the Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Oroville.
The county seat for Butte County is located in Oroville. Oroville lies just to the north of the Memorial Park .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Oroville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oroville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oroville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oroville Cemetery is located in Butte County
- Butte County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thompson Flat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Flat Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Thompson Flat Cemetery is located in Butte County
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Butte County
- Hamilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oregon City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bangor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gridley - Biggs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Honcut Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Upham Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Upham Cemetery is located in Butte County
- Cherokee Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Nelson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Butte County
- Indian Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Butte County
- Brownsville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brownsville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Madrone Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Sutter County
- Peoria Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoria Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peoria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Peoria Cemetery is located in Yuba County
- Peoria Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- South Oroville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Oroville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
- South Oroville is located in Butte County
- Palermo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lynchburg ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oroville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thermalito
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyandotte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Longs Bar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oroville Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lorraine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lorraine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Lorraine is located in Butte County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lorraine
- From the Memorial Park to Lorraine
- East Biggs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bidwell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bidwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Bidwell is located in Butte County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bidwell
- From the Memorial Park to Bidwell
- Peachton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Robinsons Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Fork ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oregon City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
- Oregon City is located in Butte County
- Former name for Oregon City:
- Bloomingdale
- Bigg's
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bangor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Honcut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Richvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gridley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rackerby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cherokee ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cherokee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Cherokee is located in Butte County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cherokee
- From the Memorial Park to Cherokee
- Robinson Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nelson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Butte County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bigg's
- Gridley
- Honcut
- Oroville
- Palermo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Butte County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #228490 (Memorial Park Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #228490 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Palermo
- County: Butte Elev: 97
- Location given for GNIS #228490 (Memorial Park Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #8154
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> | 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4770, Longitude: -121.5506 |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |