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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 Sites Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.3093°   (39° 18' 33")

Lon:   -122.3475°   (-122° 20' 50")

The Sites Cemetery is located in Colusa County<1>.

The county seat for Colusa County is located in Colusa. Colusa lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Sites Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Sites Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Colusa 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 Sites 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 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Sites Cemetery.

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

    • Sites
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sites
      • Sites is located in Colusa County
    • Devils Elbow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Elbow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
      • Devils Elbow is located in Colusa County
    • Lodoga
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodoga
      • Lodoga is located in Colusa County
    • Maxwell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Leesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
      • Leesville is located in Colusa County
    • Stonyford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Williams
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pole Garden ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Garden
      • Pole Garden is located in Lake County
    • Willows
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hough Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hough Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hough Springs
      • Hough Springs is located in Lake County
    • Colusa Rancheria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
      • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
    • Wilbur Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Colusa
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Princeton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Bartlett Springs
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Springs
        • Bartlett Springs is located in Lake County
      • Genevra
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genevra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
        • Genevra is located in Colusa County
      • Afton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
        • Afton is located in Glenn County
      • Butte City
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Elk Creek
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Artois
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Glenn
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)

    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 Sites Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colusa County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Sites Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Pryor Grave
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pryor Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pryor Grave is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pryor Grave
    • Cypress Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Maxwell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell Cemetery
    • Stonyford Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stonyford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stonyford Cemetery is located in Colusa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stonyford Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Willows Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Willows Cemetery is located in Glenn County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Willows Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Willows.
      • The Willows Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Glenn County Willows Cemetery
      • Willows Catholic Cemetery
      • Willows IOOF Cemetery
      • Willows IOOF Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willows Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7888 <6>
    • Princeton Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Nye Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Nye Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Nye Cemetery is located in Glenn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nye Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252800 <6>
    • Marvin Chapel Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • The Marvin Chapel Cemetery is located in Glenn County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Marvin Chapel Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Afton
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marvin Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8142 <6>
    • Elk Creek Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Elk Creek Cemetery is located in Glenn County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elk Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Elk Creek.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168687 <6>
    • Butte City Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Butte City Cemetery is located in Glenn County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Butte City Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Butte City.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butte City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7868 <6>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • The Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery is located in Colusa County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Arbuckle.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arbuckle Catholic Cemetery
      • Germantown Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • The Germantown Cemetery is located in Glenn County
        • The Germantown Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Artois Cemetery
        • German Town Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germantown Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7844 <6>
      • Arbuckle Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • The Arbuckle Cemetery is located in Colusa County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arbuckle Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Arbuckle.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arbuckle Cemetery
      • Meridian Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meridian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Meridian Cemetery is located in Sutter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meridian Cemetery
      • Grand Island Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grand Island Cemetery is located in Colusa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Island Cemetery
      • Grindstone Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Henry Alter Gravesite
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Henry Alter Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Henry Alter Gravesite is located in Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Alter Gravesite
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2507467 <6>
      • North Butte Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North Butte Cemetery is located in Sutter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Butte Cemetery

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

    The official website for Colusa County: www.colusacountyclerk.com/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Colusa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sites Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3093, Longitude: -122.3475    
    <3>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.
    <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>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.
    <7>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.




 

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