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A visit to the Rough & Ready 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 Rough & Ready Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rough & Ready Cemetery:

39.2316, -121.1355

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

The Rough & Ready Cemetery is located in Nevada County<2>.

The county seat for Nevada County is located in Nevada City. Nevada City lies just to the east northeast of the Rough & Ready Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rough & Ready Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Rough & Ready Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Catholic Cemetery is located in Grass Valley.
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Greenwood Memorial Cemetery is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Grass Valley.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8005 <5>
  • Elm Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Elm Ridge Cemetery is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Ridge Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Nevada City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1268254 <5>
  • Deer Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deer Creek Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Nevada City.
    • The Deer Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400769 <5>
  • Forest View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Forest View Cemetery is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Nevada City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151004 <5>
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located outside of Smartsville
    • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Smartsville Catholic Cemetery
    • Smartville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189988 <5>
  • Smartsville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Smartsville Cemetery is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smartsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
    • The Smartsville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Good Templars Cemetery
    • Mason Cemetery
    • McGanney Cemetery
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Smartsville Fraternal Cemetery
    • Smartville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8377 <5>
  • Kneebone Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Kneebone Family Cemetery is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneebone Family Cemetery
    • The Kneebone Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bridgeport Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261599 <5>
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pioneer Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pioneer Grove Cemetery is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Grove Cemetery
    • Colfax Indian Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Colfax Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Colfax Cemetery is located in Placer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
    • Peoria Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Peoria Cemetery is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Cemetery
    • Peoria Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Browns Valley Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Pike City Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Camptonville 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rough & Ready Cemetery.

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

  • Rough and Ready
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bitney Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
  • Newtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Newtown is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Penn Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • The Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
  • Lake Wildwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
  • Grass Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Spring Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Spring Hill is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Union Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Union Hill is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
  • Glenbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
  • Nevada City Rancheria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bridgeport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bridgeport is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cedar Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gold Flat
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
    • Nevada City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Birchville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Birchville is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
    • Alta Sierra
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
    • Kres
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Kres is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
    • Smartville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • North San Juan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Timbuctoo ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Timbuctoo is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuctoo
    • Dobbins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Chicago Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Tent
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
    • Oregon House
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Rough & Ready Cemetery. The following communities are located in Nevada County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rough & Ready 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 Rough & Ready Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Nevada 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 Rough & Ready Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1682956  (Rough and Ready Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1682956 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: Nevada
      • Est. Elev: 606 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rough And Ready
      • Location given for Rough and Ready Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.2315604     Lon: -121.1355086
      • 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 Nevada, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rough & Ready 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.