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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. 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 Meridian Cemetery ...

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

39.1366, -121.9161

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on the Meridian Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 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)
    • The Grand Island Cemetery is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island Cemetery
  • Stohlman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Sutter Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pugh Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pugh Cemetery is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugh Cemetery
  • Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 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.
  • Arbuckle Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 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.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Johns Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Johns Cemetery is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
  • North Butte Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The North Butte Cemetery is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Butte Cemetery
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
  • Yuba City Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • The Yuba City Cemetery is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba City Cemetery
  • Marysville Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 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>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Marysville Jewish Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • St. Joseph's Catholic Historical Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 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>
    • 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
    • Marvin Chapel Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 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>
    • Princeton Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Princeton Cemetery is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Cemetery
    • Sierra View Memorial Park
      (20 miles [32.2 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>
    • Gridley - Biggs Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 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>
    • Butte City Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The Butte City Cemetery is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Butte City Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Butte City.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7868 <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] 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)
    • Tarke is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarke
  • 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)
    • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
  • Genevra
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Genevra is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
  • 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)
    • Pennington is located in Sutter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
  • Williams
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Harrington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrington is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Tierra Buena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
    • South Yuba City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
    • Hershey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Hershey is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
    • Bogue
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Bogue is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
    • 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)
      • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • 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)
      • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
    • Maxwell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Alicia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Alicia is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Meridian Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Sutter 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 Meridian Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1703400  (Meridian Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1703400 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: Sutter
      • Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Meridian
      • Location given for Meridian Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.136559     Lon: -121.9160819
      • 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meridian 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.