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A visit to the Whiskeytown Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Whiskeytown Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Whiskeytown Cemetery (FG ID #8442)

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 Whiskeytown Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.5858°   (40° 35' 8")

Lon:   -122.5391°   (-122° 32' 20")

The Whiskeytown Cemetery is located in Shasta County<2>.

The county seat for Shasta County is located in Redding. Redding lies just to the east of the Whiskeytown Cemetery .

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 Whiskeytown Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Shasta 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 Whiskeytown 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 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whiskeytown Cemetery.

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

    • Shasta
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Whiskeytown ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskeytown
      • Whiskeytown is located in Shasta County
      • Former names for Whiskeytown:
      • Blair
      • Franklin City
      • Schilling
      • Stella
      • Whiskey Creek
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiskeytown <4>
    • Middletown ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Shasta County
    • Oak Bottom ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bottom
      • Oak Bottom is located in Shasta County
    • Keswick
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keswick
      • Keswick is located in Shasta County
    • Igo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Centerville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Shasta County
    • Waugh ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waugh have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
      • Waugh is located in Shasta County
    • Kilna ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilna
      • Kilna is located in Shasta County
    • Iron Mountain ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
      • Iron Mountain is located in Shasta County
    • Horsetown ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Horsetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetown
      • Horsetown is located in Shasta County
      • Former names for Horsetown:
      • Clear Creek Diggings
      • One Horse Town
    • Texas Springs ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Texas Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Springs
      • Texas Springs is located in Shasta County
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Matheson ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matheson
        • Matheson is located in Shasta County
      • Fielding ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fielding. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
        • Fielding is located in Shasta County
      • Briggsville ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Briggsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
        • Briggsville is located in Shasta County
        • Former name for Briggsville:
        • Moorestown
      • Redding
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Whitehouse ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
        • Whitehouse is located in Shasta County
      • Copley ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copley
        • Copley is located in Shasta County
        • Former name for Copley:
        • Motion
      • Agland ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Agland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agland
        • Agland is located in Shasta County
      • Ono
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ono
        • Ono is located in Shasta County
      • Cloverdale
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
        • Cloverdale is located in Shasta County
      • Canon City ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canon City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon City
        • Canon City is located in Shasta County
      • Buckeye
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
        • Buckeye is located in Shasta County
      • Newtown
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
        • Newtown is located in Shasta County
      • Redding Rancheria
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding Rancheria
        • Redding Rancheria is located in Shasta County
      • Bell's Bridge ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell's Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell's Bridge
        • Bell's Bridge is located in Shasta County
      • Girvan
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girvan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girvan
        • Girvan is located in Shasta County
      • Churntown ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churntown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
        • Churntown is located in Shasta County
        • Former name for Churntown:
        • One Wagon Town
      • French Gulch
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

    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 Whiskeytown Cemetery. The following communities are located in Shasta County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Horsetown - Historic
    • Redding
    • Shasta
      • Shasta lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Whiskeytown Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Shasta.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Whiskeytown Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Shasta Union Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Shasta Union Cemetery is located in Shasta County
      • The Shasta Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Union Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shasta Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8277 <1>
    • Shasta Catholic Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Shasta Catholic Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Shasta Catholic Cemetery is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shasta Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2354998 <1>
    • Middleton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Middleton Cemetery is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleton Cemetery
    • Middletown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Igo Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Igo Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Igo Cemetery is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Igo Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242774 <1>
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Texas Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Texas Springs Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Texas Springs Cemetery is located in Shasta County
      • The Texas Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Upper Texas Springs Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Texas Springs Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217622 <1>
    • Northern California Veterans Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Shasta County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Redding.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1177236 <1>
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Shasta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Philpott Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Philpott Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Philpott Cemetery is located in Shasta County
      • The Philpott Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Ono Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philpott Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2238211 <1>
    • Ono Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ono Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Ono Cemetery is located in Shasta County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ono Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Ono
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ono Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208511 <1>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Redding Memorial Park
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Buckeye Pioneer Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • French Gulch Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • French Gulch Catholic Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fann - Slaughter Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • The Fann - Slaughter Cemetery is located in Shasta County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fann - Slaughter Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Ono.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fann - Slaughter Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217720 <1>
      • Cloverdale Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • The Cloverdale Cemetery is located in Shasta County
        • The Cloverdale Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Happy Valley Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloverdale Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1853697 <1>
      • Churntown Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawncrest Memorial Park
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

    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 Whiskeytown Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1661879  (Whiskeytown Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1661879 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: Igo
      • County: Shasta         Elev: 340
      • Location given for GNIS #1661879 (Whiskeytown Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #8442

    The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Shasta, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Whiskeytown Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5858, Longitude: -122.5391    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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>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.
    <7>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.




 

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