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 ...
The Thompson Flat Cemetery is located in Butte County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- 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 <2>
- 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 <2>
- 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 <2>
- 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 <2>
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 <2>
- 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
- Honcut Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- 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
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- 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 <2>
- 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 <2>
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 <2>
- 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
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 alphabetically:
- Berry Creek
- Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
- Bidwell Bar is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Bar
- Bidwell ‑ Historic
- Bidwell is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Bigg's
- Cherokee ‑ Historic
- Cherokee is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- East Biggs
- East Biggs is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
- Elsey
- Longs Bar ‑ Historic
- Longs Bar is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Bar
- Lorraine ‑ Historic
- Lorraine is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Lynchburg ‑ Historic
- Lynchburg is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Nelson
- Oregon City
- Oregon City is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
- Former name for Oregon City:
- Bloomingdale
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oroville Junction
- Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
- Oroville
- Palermo
- Richvale
- South Fork ‑ Historic
- South Fork is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- South Oroville
- South Oroville is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
- Thermalito
- Thermalito is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermalito
- Wyandotte
- Wyandotte is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
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.
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 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 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: In 2021, GNIS record #236272 was 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:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Butte
- Est. Elev: 80 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oroville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Thompson Flat Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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