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A visit to the Scales Cemetery ...


We aren't confident of the location of the Scales Cemetery, so consider the above location as an estimate.<1>


Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Scales Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The Scales Cemetery (FG ID #2361724)

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 Scales Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Scales Cemetery has been estimated.

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

Lat:   39.5978°   (39° 35' 52")

Lon:   -120.9972°   (-120° 59' 49")

The Scales Cemetery is located in Sierra County<3>.

The county seat for Sierra County is located in Downieville. Downieville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the east southeast of the Scales 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 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 Scales Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Sierra 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 Scales 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 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Scales Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scales Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Brandy City ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
      • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
    • Queen City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
      • Queen City is located in Sierra County
    • La Porte
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Strawberry Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Depot Hill ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Depot Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
      • Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
    • Goodyears Bar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Grass Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
      • Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
    • Clipper Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Downieville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Oroleve
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
      • Oroleve is located in Butte County
    • Camptonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Forest
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Sierra County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Poker Flat
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poker Flat
        • Poker Flat is located in Sierra County
      • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumpkin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
        • Lumpkin is located in Butte County
      • Garden Valley ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
        • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
      • Alleghany
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
        • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Feather Falls
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Challenge
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullards Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
        • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Forbestown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Evansville ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
        • Evansville is located in Butte County
      • North Columbia
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
        • North Columbia is located in Nevada 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 Scales Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sierra County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Scales Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Brandy City Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Brandy City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The Brandy City Cemetery is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brandy City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217386 <2>
    • Port Wine Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Eureka Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7955 <2>
    • La Porte Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Strawberry Valley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Goodyears Bar Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Louis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Louis Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The St. Louis Cemetery is located in Sierra County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Louis Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the west of La Porte.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Louis Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8331 <2>
    • Sleighville House Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sleighville House Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The Sleighville House Cemetery is located in Sierra County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sleighville House Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375335 <2>
    • Downieville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Camptonville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Forest City Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Howland Flat Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Howland Flat Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
        • The Howland Flat Cemetery is located in Sierra County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howland Flat Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186787 <2>
      • Pike City Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pike City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
        • The Pike City Cemetery is located in Sierra County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike City Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375331 <2>
      • Gibsonville Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Alleghany Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownsville Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Brownsville Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Indian Cemetery is located in Butte County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
      • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Sierra City Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sierra City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
        • The Sierra City Cemetery is located in Sierra County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sierra City Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Sierra City.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sierra City Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276304 <2>
      • Johnsville Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

    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 Scales Cemetery:

    The official website for Sierra County: www.sierracounty.ws/

    The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <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>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Sierra, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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 Scales Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5978, Longitude: -120.9972    
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <7>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.




 

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