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A visit to the Upham 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 Upham Cemetery ...

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

39.4332, -121.3577

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

The Upham Cemetery is located in Butte County<2>.

The county seat for Butte County is located in Oroville. Oroville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Upham Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Upham Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Upham Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Bangor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Brownsville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Brownsville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Brownsville Cemetery is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Honcut Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Peoria Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Peoria Cemetery is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Cemetery
  • Peoria Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Indian Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Thompson Flat Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Oroville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Oroville Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Cemetery
    • Butte County Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Oregon City Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oregon City Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City Cemetery
    • Browns Valley Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lake Madrone Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
    • Strawberry Valley Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located outside of Smartsville
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Smartsville Catholic Cemetery
      • Smartville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189988 <5>
    • Smartsville Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Smartsville Cemetery is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smartsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
      • The Smartsville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Good Templars Cemetery
      • Mason Cemetery
      • McGanney Cemetery
      • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • Smartsville Fraternal Cemetery
      • Smartville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8377 <5>
    • Camptonville Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Upham Cemetery.

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

  • Rackerby
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bangor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Robinson Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
  • Brownsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyandotte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wyandotte is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
  • Oregon House
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Challenge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Evansville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Evansville is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Forbestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • South Fork ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • South Fork is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
  • Loma Rica
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
  • Dobbins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bidwell Bar is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Bar
    • Palermo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bidwell ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bidwell is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
    • Lynchburg ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lynchburg is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Honcut
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Iowa City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
    • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
    • Oroleve
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oroleve is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
    • Longs Bar ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Longs Bar is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Bar
    • Oroville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • South Oroville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • South Oroville is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
    • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
    • Clipper Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Feather Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Upham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butte County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Upham 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 Upham Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #268597  (Upham Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #268597 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: 383 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rackerby
      • Location given for Upham Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.4332219     Lon: -121.3577415
      • 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 '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- Upham 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.