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A visit to the Willits 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 Willits Cemetery ...

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

39.4071, -123.3736

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

The Willits Cemetery is located in Mendocino County<2>.

The county seat for Mendocino County is located in Ukiah. Ukiah lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Willits Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Willits Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Willits Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Little Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Little Lake Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake Cemetery
  • Potter Valley Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Potter Valley Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Valley Cemetery
  • Pinoleville Rancheria Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ukiah Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ukiah Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah Cemetery
  • Laytonville Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • The Laytonville Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laytonville Cemetery
  • Inglenook Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • The Inglenook Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglenook Cemetery
  • Shields Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • The Shields Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
  • Newport Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • The Newport Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Cemetery
  • Rose Memorial Park Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Noyo Point Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • The Noyo Point Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyo Point Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Noyo Point Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Fort Bragg.
    • The Noyo Point Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mariners Cemetery
    • Noyo River Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2361755 <5>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Little River Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Little River Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
    • Indian Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
    • Hulls Grave
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • The Hulls Grave is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Grave
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Upper Lake Rancheria Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Yuki Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • The Yuki Cemetery is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuki Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Willits Cemetery.

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

  • Willits
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Soda Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Soda Springs is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
  • Shake City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Shake City is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake City
  • Orrs Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Orrs Springs is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs Springs
  • Redwood Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Comptche
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Calpella
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Potter Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • The Forks
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Forks is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
  • Navarro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Ukiah
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ukiah is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,883 people
    • Ukiah has also been known as:
    • Ukiah City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ukiah <6>
  • Laytonville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hemlock Ranch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hemlock Ranch is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Ranch
      • Hemlock Ranch has also been known as:
      • Hemlock
    • Talmage
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dos Rios
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Branscomb
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Inglenook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Inglenook is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglenook
    • Noyo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Noyo is located in Mendocino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyo
    • Mendocino
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Philo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Fort Bragg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Caspar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Little River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Albion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Witter Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Witter Springs is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter Springs

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 Willits Cemetery. The following communities are located in Mendocino County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Willits Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Mendocino 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 Willits Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #237866  (Willits Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #237866 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: Mendocino
      • Est. Elev: 467 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Willits
      • Location given for Willits Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.4071082     Lon: -123.3736214
      • 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 Mendocino, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Willits 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.