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A visit to the Saint Marys Cemetery ...


The location of the St. Marys Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 St. Marys Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Marys Cemetery

Lat:   40.8765°   (40° 52' 35")

Lon:   -124.0873°   (-124° 5' 14")

The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Humboldt County<2>.

The county seat for Humboldt County is located in Eureka. Eureka lies just to the southwest of the St. Marys Cemetery .

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 websites either 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the St. Marys Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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 based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Alliance
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
      • Alliance is located in Humboldt County
    • Bayside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fickle Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle Hill
      • Fickle Hill is located in Humboldt County
    • Tyee City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyee City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyee City
      • Tyee City is located in Humboldt County
    • McKinleyville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Springs
      • The Springs is located in Humboldt County
    • Blue Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Samoa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eureka
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <4>
    • Myrtletown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtletown
      • Myrtletown is located in Humboldt County
    • Freshwater Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater Corners
      • Freshwater Corners is located in Humboldt County
    • Korbel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Cutten
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Freshwater
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater
        • Freshwater is located in Humboldt County
      • Pine Hill
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
        • Pine Hill is located in Humboldt County
      • Kneeland
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Spruce Point
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Point
        • Spruce Point is located in Humboldt County
      • Pine Hills
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hills
        • Pine Hills is located in Humboldt County
      • Humboldt Hill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Hill
        • Humboldt Hill is located in Humboldt County
      • Westhaven
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 15 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the St. Marys Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Myrtle Grove Memorial
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myrtle Grove Memorial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Myrtle Grove Memorial is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Grove Memorial
    • Spear Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Oceanview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oceanview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oceanview Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oceanview Cemetery
    • St. Bernard's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Park
    • Trinidad Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Trinidad Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinidad Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Trinidad.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinidad Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154265 <7>
    • Ferndale Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Masons & IOOF Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masons & IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Masons & IOOF Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masons & IOOF Cemetery
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • IOOF Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
      • Hydesville Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • The Hydesville Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hydesville Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Hydesville.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hydesville Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1225484 <7>
      • Town Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Town Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Town Cemetery
      • Hoopa Tribal Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Atwell Family Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Eloise Nelson Gateway Garden
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • The Eloise Nelson Gateway Garden is located in Humboldt County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eloise Nelson Gateway Garden is located outside and to the west of Orick.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eloise Nelson Gateway Garden
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2579267 <7>

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

    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 #1681931  (Saint Marys Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1681931 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: Arcata North
      • County: Humboldt         Elev: 22
      • Location given for GNIS #1681931 (Saint Marys Cemetery)

    The official website for Humboldt County: www.co.humboldt.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 Humboldt, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Marys Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8765, Longitude: -124.0873       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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