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A visit to the Steele Family Cemetery ...



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 Steele Family Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   38.4523°   (38° 27' 8")

Lon:   -122.8066°   (-122° 48' 23")

The Steele Family Cemetery is located in Sonoma County<1>.

The county seat for Sonoma County is located in Santa Rosa. Santa Rosa lies just to the east southeast of the Steele Family Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Steele Family Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Sonoma 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 Steele Family 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 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Steele Family Cemetery.

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

    • Graton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sebastopol
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fulton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Trenton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Sonoma County
    • Roseland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Roseland is located in Sonoma County
    • Santa Rosa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Forestville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • South Santa Rosa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Santa Rosa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Santa Rosa
      • South Santa Rosa is located in Sonoma County
    • Bellevue
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Sonoma County
    • Montgomery Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
      • Montgomery Village is located in Sonoma County
    • Windsor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Camp Meeker
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Occidental
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Freestone
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mark West Springs
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark West Springs
        • Mark West Springs is located in Sonoma County
      • Bloomfield
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
        • Bloomfield is located in Sonoma County
      • Rohnert Park
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Melita
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
        • Melita is located in Sonoma County
      • Stony Point
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
        • Stony Point is located in Sonoma County
      • Cotati
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rio Nido
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Guerneville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Bodega
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Ford
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Healdsburg
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Camp Rose
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rose
        • Camp Rose is located in Sonoma County
      • Villa Grande
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Monte Rio
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

    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 Steele Family Cemetery. The following communities are located in Sonoma County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Steele Family 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 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Steele Family Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Fulton Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fulton Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulton Cemetery
    • Forestview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forestview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forestview Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forestview Cemetery
    • Green Valley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Valley Cemetery
    • Gilliam Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilliam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilliam Cemetery
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Sebastopol Memorial Lawn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sebastopol Memorial Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sebastopol Memorial Lawn Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sebastopol Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    • Santa Rosa Memorial Park - Shiloh Road Addition
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Rosa Memorial Park - Shiloh Road Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Santa Rosa Memorial Park - Shiloh Road Addition is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Rosa Memorial Park - Shiloh Road Addition
    • Pleasant Hills Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hills Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hills Memorial Park is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hills Memorial Park
    • Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery
    • Moke Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moke Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moke Cemetery
    • Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Stanley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stanley Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Santa Rosa Odd Fellows Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Santa Rosa Memorial Park
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Rosa Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Santa Rosa Memorial Park is located in Sonoma County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Rosa Memorial Park
      • Shomrei Torah Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Shomrei Torah Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Shomrei Torah Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shomrei Torah Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shomrei Torah Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2415995 <6>
      • Faught Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faught Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Faught Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faught Cemetery
      • Canfield Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Canfield Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canfield Cemetery
      • Macedonia Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Santa Rosa Calvary Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Rosa Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Santa Rosa Calvary Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Rosa Calvary Cemetery

    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 Steele Family Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1989475  (Steele Family Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1989475 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: Sebastopol
      • County: Sonoma         Elev: 27
      • Location given for GNIS #1989475 (Steele Family Cemetery)

    The official website for Sonoma County: www.sonoma-county.org/

    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 Sonoma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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 Steele Family Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4523, Longitude: -122.8066    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <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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