A visit to the Town 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 Town Cemetery ...
The Town Cemetery is located in Humboldt County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Atwell Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Atwell Family Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwell Family Cemetery
- Bridgeville Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The Bridgeville Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bridgeville Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Bridgeville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310284 <2>
- Bull Creek Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Bull Creek Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bull Creek Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Honeydew.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7865 <2>
- Ettersburg Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ferndale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Masons & IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Masons & IOOF Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons & IOOF Cemetery
- Myrtle Grove Memorial
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- The Myrtle Grove Memorial is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove Memorial
- Oceanview Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The Oceanview Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanview Cemetery
- Petrolia Pioneer Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Roscoe Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- The Roscoe Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Roscoe Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Petrolia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2441590 <2>
- St. Bernard's Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Spear Family Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- The Spear Family Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spear Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spear Family Cemetery is located between<4> the communities of Freshwater Corners and Freshwater. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Freshwater.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2395279 <2>
- Sunset Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- William Barnwell Sr. Memorial Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- The William Barnwell Sr. Memorial Cemetery is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Barnwell Sr. Memorial Cemetery
- The William Barnwell Sr. Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barnwell Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2355204 <2>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alton
- Alton is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Capetown
- Capetown is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capetown
- Carlotta
- Falk ‑ Historic
- Falk is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falk
- Ferndale
- Fields Landing
- Fortuna
- Hookton
- Hookton is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookton
- Humboldt Hill
- Humboldt Hill is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Hill
- Hydesville
- Larabee
- Larabee is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Loleta
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lone Star Junction ‑ Historic
- Lone Star Junction is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Junction
- Pepperwood
- Pepperwood is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperwood
- Pine Hills
- Pine Hills is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hills
- Port Kenyon
- Port Kenyon is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Kenyon
- Redcrest
- Rio Dell
- Rohnerville
- Rohnerville is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohnerville
- Scotia
- Spruce Point
- Spruce Point is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Point
- Table Bluff
- Table Bluff is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Bluff
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 Town Cemetery. The following communities are located in Humboldt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alton
- Ferndale
- Fortuna
- Rio Dell
- Rohnerville
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 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 Town Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Humboldt County:
- 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 Town Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1682031 (Town Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1682031 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: Humboldt
- Est. Elev: 112 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hydesville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Humboldt, 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Town Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Freshwater Corners and Freshwater. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |