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A visit to the Saint Marys 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 St. Marys Cemetery ...

The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Humboldt County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Atwell Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Atwell Family Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwell Family Cemetery
  • Bridgeville Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • The Bridgeville Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bridgeville Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Bridgeville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310284 <2>
  • Bull Creek Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bull Creek Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bull Creek Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Honeydew.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7865 <2>
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Hydesville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Hydesville Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydesville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hydesville Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Hydesville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1225484 <2>
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the IOOF Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Hydesville.
    • The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hydesville IOOF Cemetery
  • Masons & IOOF Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Masons & IOOF Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons & IOOF Cemetery
  • Myrtle Grove Memorial
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • The Myrtle Grove Memorial is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove Memorial
  • Oceanview Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Oceanview Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanview Cemetery
  • Petrolia Pioneer Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Roscoe Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • The Roscoe Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roscoe Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Petrolia.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2441590 <2>
  • St. Bernard's Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Spear Family Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunset Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
    • Town Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Town Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Marys Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Alton
    • Alton is located in Humboldt County
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  • Capetown
    • Capetown is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capetown
  • Carlotta
  • Cutten
  • Falk ‑ Historic
    • Falk is located in Humboldt County
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  • Ferndale
  • Fields Landing
  • Fortuna
  • Hookton
    • Hookton is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookton
  • Humboldt Hill
    • Humboldt Hill is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Hill
  • Hydesville
  • Loleta
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pine Hill
      • Pine Hill is located in Humboldt County
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    • Pine Hills
      • Pine Hills is located in Humboldt County
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    • Port Kenyon
      • Port Kenyon is located in Humboldt County
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    • Rio Dell
    • Rohnerville
      • Rohnerville is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohnerville
    • Scotia
    • Spruce Point
      • Spruce Point is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Point
    • Table Bluff
      • Table Bluff is located in Humboldt County
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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 St. Marys Cemetery. The following communities are located in Humboldt County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 St. Marys Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Humboldt County:
  • 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 St. Marys Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #232213  (Saint Marys Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #232213 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: Humboldt
      • Est. Elev: 44 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ferndale

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Humboldt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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.
    <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- St. Marys Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Freshwater Corners and Freshwater. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
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