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A visit to the Upham Cemetery ...


The location of the Upham Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Upham Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   39.4332°   (39° 25' 59")

Lon:   -121.3577°   (-121° 21' 27")

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 .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Upham Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Butte 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 Upham 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 25 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
      • Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
    • Brownsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Evansville is located in Butte County
    • Forbestown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Fork ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
      • South Fork is located in Butte County
    • Loma Rica
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Rica
      • Loma Rica is located in Yuba County
    • Dobbins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bidwell Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Bar
      • Bidwell Bar is located in Butte County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Palermo
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Bidwell ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bidwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
        • Bidwell is located in Butte County
      • Lynchburg ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lynchburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
        • Lynchburg is located in Butte County
      • Honcut
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Iowa City
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
        • Iowa City is located in Yuba County
      • Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullards Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
        • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
      • Oroleve
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
        • Oroleve is located in Butte County
      • Longs Bar ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Longs Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Bar
        • Longs Bar is located in Butte County
      • Oroville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Oroville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Oroville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
        • South Oroville is located in Butte County
      • Foster Bar ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
        • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
      • 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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Upham Cemetery.<6>

    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)
    • Bangor Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bangor Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Bangor Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2220275 <7>
    • Brownsville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brownsville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memorial Park is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
    • Peoria Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peoria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peoria Cemetery is located in Yuba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoria Cemetery
    • Indian Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Thompson Flat Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Flat Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Flat Cemetery
    • Oroville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oroville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oroville Cemetery is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oroville Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Oregon City Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Browns Valley Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Browns Valley Cemetery is located in Yuba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Valley Cemetery
      • Hamilton Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hamilton Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Butte County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
      • Strawberry Valley Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • McGanney Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Smartville Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smartville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smartville Cemetery is located in Yuba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smartville Cemetery
      • Camptonville Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Cherokee Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

    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 Upham Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #268597  (Upham Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #268597 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: Rackerby
      • County: Butte         Elev: 383
      • Location given for GNIS #268597 (Upham Cemetery)

    The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/

    The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

    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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Upham Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4332, Longitude: -121.3577       In this case, the coordinates for the Upham Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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