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. 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 Whiskeytown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whiskeytown Cemetery:
40.5858, -122.5391
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whiskeytown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Whiskeytown Cemetery.<4>
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)
- Shasta Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- Middletown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Igo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Texas Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northern California Veterans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Philpott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ono Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Cloverdale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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.
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)
- Middletown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Bottom ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Igo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waugh ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kilna ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Iron Mountain ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Horsetown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Texas Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Matheson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fielding ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Briggsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Redding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Copley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Agland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ono
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Canon City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buckeye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Redding Rancheria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bell's Bridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Girvan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Churntown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
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 Whiskeytown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Shasta 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 Whiskeytown Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #8442
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1661879 (Whiskeytown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1661879 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: Shasta
- Est. Elev: 340 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Igo
- Location given for Whiskeytown Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5857051 Lon: -122.5391807
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whiskeytown 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |