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A visit to the Thompson Flat 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 Thompson Flat Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thompson Flat Cemetery:

39.5338, -121.5464

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thompson Flat Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Thompson Flat Cemetery is located in Butte County<2>.

The county seat for Butte County is located in Oroville. Oroville lies just to the south southwest of the Thompson Flat Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Thompson Flat Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Thompson Flat Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Butte County Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Butte County Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte County Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Butte County Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Oroville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2169613 <5>
  • Oroville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oroville Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Cemetery
  • Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Memorial Park is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Oroville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8154 <5>
  • Oregon City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Oregon City Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City Cemetery
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
  • Cherokee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherokee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Oroville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967787 <5>
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Indian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Indian Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
  • Lake Madrone Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lake Madrone Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Madrone Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake Madrone Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Oroville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242822 <5>
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
  • Clarks Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Clarks Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bangor Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bangor Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bangor Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Bangor.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2220275 <5>
    • Upham Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Upham Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upham Cemetery
    • Gridley - Biggs Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Gridley - Biggs Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley - Biggs Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gridley - Biggs Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Gridley.
      • The Gridley - Biggs Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Biggs Cemetery
      • Live Oak Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8006 <5>
    • Honcut Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Paradise Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Paradise Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Paradise Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Paradise.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #158628 <5>
    • Durham Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Durham Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
    • Brownsville Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Brownsville Cemetery is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville Cemetery
    • Brownsville Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Brownsville Cemetery is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville Cemetery
      • The Brownsville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Evergreen Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #797135 <5>

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 Thompson Flat Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thompson Flat Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Oroville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Longs Bar ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Longs Bar is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Bar
  • Thermalito
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Thermalito is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermalito
  • South Oroville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • South Oroville is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
  • Lynchburg ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lynchburg is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Bidwell ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bidwell is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
  • Oregon City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Oregon City is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
    • Former name for Oregon City:
    • Bloomingdale
  • Oroville Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
  • Elsey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bidwell Bar is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Bar
  • Palermo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wyandotte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyandotte is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • South Fork ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • South Fork is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
    • Lorraine ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lorraine is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Cherokee ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Cherokee is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
    • East Biggs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • East Biggs is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
    • Berry Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Richvale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bigg's
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nelson
      (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 Thompson Flat Cemetery. The following communities are located in Butte County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bigg's
    • Bigg's lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Thompson Flat Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bigg's.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigg's
  • Oroville
  • Palermo

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 helpful 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 Thompson Flat Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Butte County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • 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 Thompson Flat Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #236272  (Thompson Flat Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #236272 has been 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:
      • Class: cemetery
      • Map Name: Oroville
      • County: Butte
      • Elev: 80 (in feet)
      • Location given for Thompson Flat Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.5337751     Lon: -121.5463589
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Butte, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thompson Flat Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.