A visit to the Meridian Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Meridian Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Meridian Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Meridian Cemetery
Lat: 39.1366° (39° 8' 11")
Lon: -121.9161° (-121° 54' 57")
The Meridian Cemetery is located in Sutter County<2>.
The county seat for Sutter County is located in Yuba City. Yuba City lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of the Meridian Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Meridian Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Meridian Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grand Island Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Island Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Grand Island Cemetery is located in Colusa County
- Stohlman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stohlman Cemetery
- The Stohlman Cemetery is located in Sutter County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stohlman Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Sutter.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8383 <5>
- Sutter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pugh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pugh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pugh Cemetery is located in Sutter County
- Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery
- The Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery is located in Colusa County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Arbuckle.
- Arbuckle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arbuckle Cemetery
- The Arbuckle Cemetery is located in Colusa County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arbuckle Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Arbuckle.
- Williams Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Colusa County
- Johns Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Colusa County
- North Butte Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Butte Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The North Butte Cemetery is located in Sutter County
- Live Oak Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Sutter County
- Yuba City Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yuba City Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yuba City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Yuba City Cemetery is located in Sutter County
- Marysville Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marysville Cemetery
- The Marysville Cemetery is located in Yuba County
- 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>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Marysville Jewish Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery
- The Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery is located in Yuba County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Marysville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161309 <5>
- St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery
- The St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery is located in Yuba County
- The St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Colusa County
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marvin Chapel Cemetery
- The Marvin Chapel Cemetery is located in Glenn County
- 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>
- Princeton Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Princeton Cemetery
- The Princeton Cemetery is located in Colusa County
- Sierra View Memorial Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sierra View Memorial Park
- The Sierra View Memorial Park is located in Yuba County
- 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>
- Gridley - Biggs Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gridley - Biggs Cemetery
- The Gridley - Biggs Cemetery is located in Butte County
- 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 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Meridian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Meridian Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Meridian
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tarke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
- Tarke is located in Sutter County
- Grimes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Colusa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sutter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Colusa Rancheria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
- Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
- Genevra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Genevra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
- Genevra is located in Colusa County
- College City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arbuckle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Pennington is located in Sutter County
- Williams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
- Harrington is located in Colusa County
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Tierra Buena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tierra Buena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
- Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
- South Yuba City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Yuba City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
- South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
- Hershey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hershey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
- Hershey is located in Yolo County
- Bogue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Bogue is located in Sutter County
- Yuba City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Live Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Live Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Live Oak is located in Sutter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
- Dunnigan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Marysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Binney Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
- Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
- Maxwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alicia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Alicia is located in Yuba County
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 Meridian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sutter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Meridian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arbuckle
- Colusa
- Gridley
- Marysville
- Maxwell
- Williams
- Yuba City
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 helpful 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 Meridian Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Sutter County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Meridian Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal 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 Meridian Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1703400 (Meridian Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1703400 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: Meridian
- County: Sutter Elev: 15
- Location given for GNIS #1703400 (Meridian Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sutter County: www.co.sutter.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 Sutter, 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 Meridian Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1366, Longitude: -121.9161 In this case, the coordinates for the Meridian Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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 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. |
<7> | 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. |