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A visit to the Vallecito Cemetery ...

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 Vallecito Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   38.0879°   (38° 5' 16")

Lon:   -120.4760°   (-120° 28' 33")

The Vallecito Cemetery is located in Calaveras County<1>.

The county seat for Calaveras County is located in San Andreas. San Andreas lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Vallecito Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Vallecito Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Briseno Ranch Burial Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Altaville Protestant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lode Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lode Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lode Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lode Cemetery is located in Calaveras County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lode Cemetery is located in Altaville.
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Serbian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
  • Public Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Public Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Public Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Public Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
  • Shaws Flat Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaws Flat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaws Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shaws Flat Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
  • Sonora City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sonora City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sonora City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sonora City Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jewish Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
  • Sonora Hebrew Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mountain Shadow Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jamestown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamestown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jamestown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
    • Mountain Ranch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Copperopolis Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stent Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Peoples Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoples Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peoples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peoples Cemetery is located in Calaveras County
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Calaveras County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Vallecito Cemetery.

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

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 Vallecito Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calaveras County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 Vallecito Cemetery:

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 Vallecito Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1804956  (Vallecito Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1804956 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: Columbia
    • County: Calaveras         Elev: 554
    • Location given for GNIS #1804956 (Vallecito Cemetery)

The official website for Calaveras County: www.co.calaveras.ca.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Calaveras, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Vallecito Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0879, Longitude: -120.4760    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<8>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.




 

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