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YUBA COUNTY CEMETERIES
and those in surrounding areas
Gone....but not forgotten.
Gone are the living, but the dead remain,
And not neglected; for a hand unseen,
Scattering its bounty like a summer rain,
Still keeps their graves and their remembrance green.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Epitaph
I am in the process of documenting all cemeteries in Yuba County (and some in surrounding Counties) - taking headstone photos, mapping the visible markers, checking for unknown dates in the old newspapers, and accessing whatever information I can. Due to the increasing vandalism of cemeteries, I am committed to preserving a lasting record of the stones and making sure that our ancestors are remembered for generations to come.
These databases are extremely time-consuming to compile. Given that I am compiling data from every possible source, these records will be the most complete ever done in Yuba. Although it may be tempting for persons to use this data in a commercial manner or for personal or organizational gain, I strongly advise against it for legal reasons. My work will remain free to the public for their personal research in their family lines, obtainable from this site.
None of the databases contained on these pages are donated or shared with any paid subscriptions sites, religious organizations or groups, nor any other organizations or persons. The cemetery lists found on this site are original compilations and under no circumstances, are to be copied, reproduced or used without my express permission and consent in writing. Unless I mention permission given on this page, NO ONE has obtained consent from me or the other contributors. If you see any violations of this, please contact Kathy.
I have compiled a comprehensive death index for the County. It is also updated as I have time.
IMPORTANT NOTE: I have not come across any of the Yuba Cemetery Districts who have totally complete records of burials, and this is especially true for the earlier years. Records were lost or taken by persons who had charge of the cemeteries then. Also, the largest cemetery in Yuba County is privately owned and will not release their burial list to me (burials 1929 to present). If the name you are looking for is not listed in this database, please email me and I will check the newspapers to see if there is mention of them. For the cemeteries that are listed below not in Yuba County, I have primarily recorded all visible stones only. You will need to contact those Counties to get lookups done for those persons not listed.
NOTE - Apr. 8, 2008 - It appears that information from at least one of my value-added databases (copyrighted by law) has been submitted to findagrave.com WITHOUT my permission or consent by a Michael Harrington. A person identified as "Beca" has taken at least one photo from this site WITHOUT permission and submitted it to findagrave.com under her name. findagrave.com has been contacted to take action.
| Bangor Cemetery - Butte Co. - 583 listings | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Berry Creek Cemetery (aka Lake Madrone Cemetery) - Butte Co. - 82 listings | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Bidwell Bar Cemetery - Butte Co. | INDEX | ||
| Brandy City Cemetery - Sierra Co. - 13 listings | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Browns Valley Cemetery - 592 listings - updated Jul 2007 | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Brownsville (Evergreen) Cemetery - 1168 listings - updated July 2007 | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Cabbage Patch (Waldo) Cemetery - 5 listings | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Calvary / Lopes Cemetery - 5 listings | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Camp Far West Cemetery - 5 listings | INDEX | ||
| Camptonville Cemetery - 549 listings - updated July 2007 | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Cherokee Cemetery - Butte Co. | INDEX | ||
| Chinese-American Cemetery - Wheatland - no burials, information only | INFO | ||
| Clayton Ranch - near Brownsville - 1 listing | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Dobbins Keystone (Indiana Ranch) Cemetery - 1049 listings - updated July 2007 | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Dobbins Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery - 74 listings - updated July 2005 | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Fairview Cemetery - near Nicolaus, Sutter Co. - 722 listings | INDEX | ||
| Farmer's Field - Rio Oso - Sutter Co. - 2 listings | INDEX | ||
| Forbestown - Butte Co. - 314 listings - updated July 2007 | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Forest Ranch - above Strawberry Valley - 10 listings | INDEX | ||
| Foss Cemetery - 13 listings - updated July 2007 | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Godfrey Ranch - 3 listings | INDEX | ||
| Hamilton Cemetery - Butte Co. - 11 listings | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Hanson Family Cemetery - 4 listings | INDEX | ||
| Honcut Cemetery - Butte Co. - 242 listings | INDEX | ||
| Hunter Cemetery - Sutter Co.- 2 listings | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Hurleton Cemetery - Butte Co. - 101 listings | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Khord Cemetery - 1 listing with photos | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Kneebone Cemetery - Nevada Co. - 11 listings | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Kuster Family Cemetery - 8 listings | INDEX | ||
| LaPorte Cemetery | MAP | ||
| Lofton Cemetery - 176 listings - updated Jul 2007 | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Long Bar Cemeteries - 3 listings | INDEX | ||
| Marysville City Cemetery - over 6,860 listings - updated Sept. 2008 | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Marysville Jewish Cemetery - 69 listings - updated Sept. 2008 | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Meridian Cemetery - Sutter Co. - 927 listings - updated Sept 2006 | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Methuen Family Cemetery - 4 listings | INDEX | ||
| Misc. Small Cemeteries - Butte Co. | INDEX | ||
| Mooretown (Feather Falls) Cemetery - Butte Co. - 158 listings | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Morristown Cemetery - Sierra Co. - 5 listings | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Noyesburg Cemetery - Sutter Co. - 107 listings | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Oroville Jewish Cemetery - Butte Co. - 128 listings | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Peoria Memorial Park Cemetery - 983 listings - updated Jul 2007 | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Pennington Cemetery - Sutter Co. | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Scales Cemetery - 11 listings | INDEX | ||
| Sierra View Memorial Park This is an active private cemetery which opened and had it's first burial on Sep. 20, 1928 - being Mr. Ed Lewis (see obituaries). Some older markers will be found here of persons moved from historic cemeteries to this site. - - - Sierra View Memorial Park - 4900 Olive Avenue - Olivehurst, CA 95961-4767 - 530-742-6957 | BURIALS | MAP | |
| Smartsville Catholic Cemetery- 405 listings - updated July 2007 | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Smartsville Fraternal (Masonic) Cemetery - 538 listings - updated July 2005 | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Smartsville McGanney Family Cemetery Feb. 2005 | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Smartsville Pioneer Cemetery - 14 listings | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery - 1813 listings - updated Sept 2008 | INDEX | ||
| Stohlman Cemetery - Sutter Co. - 25 names | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Strawberry Valley Cemetery - 230 listings - updated Oct. 2008 | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Sutter Cemetery - Sutter Co. - 16,156 listings - updated Mar. 2006 | INDEX | ||
| Thermolito I.O.O.F. - Butte Co.- 196 listings - added Apr 2008 | INDEX | ||
| Timbuctoo Cemetery - 87 listings - updated Dec 2008 | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Upham Cemetery - Butte Co. - 525 listings - updated Feb. 2006 | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Veteran Memorial Page | INDEX | ||
| Vineyard Family Cemetery - 9 listings - updated July 2005 | INDEX | ||
| Wheatland Cemetery- 2,202 listings - updated Nov. 2008 | INDEX | PHOTOS | |
| Yuba City Cemetery - Sutter Co. - 1451 listings - Feb 2008 | INDEX | PHOTOS | MAP |
A very special thank you to the Yuba Feather Museum in Forbestown for sharing the vast amount of research compiled by James Lague, historian, which has been shared with this site. We can never thank you all enough for your generosity.
Part of genealogy is searching other than the most obvious Counties. As we find burials of Yuba County residents who are listed in cemeteries for surrounding areas, we will include them here. If you have any you would like to add, please email Kathy.
Some persons will have stones/markers in cemeteries but will not actually be buried there. They may have a memorial stone in Yuba County for a variety of reasons. Sometimes they say "In Memory Of", but not always.
Many cemeteries are now "closed". This means that if you have purchased a plot already, have family members buried there, or live inside that cemetery district you may be buried there. Otherwise, the majority of the deaths occurring in this County are buried at Sierra View Memorial Park.
Lives are commemorated – deaths are
recorded – families are reunited – memories are made tangible – and love is
undisguised. This is a cemetery.
Communities accord respect, families bestow reverence, historians seek
information and our heritage is thereby enriched.
Testimonies of devotion, pride and remembrance are carved in stone or cast in
bronze to pay warm tribute to accomplishments and to the life - not death - of a
loved one. The cemetery is homeland for family memorials that are a sustaining
source of comfort to the living.
A cemetery is a history of people - a perpetual record of yesterday and a
sanctuary of peace and quiet today.
A cemetery exists because every life is worth loving and remembering - always.
- Author Unknown
CALCULATING BIRTH DATE FROM DEATH DATE - 8870 Formula
There are several websites which provide conversions, but if you are away from a computer and wish to figure out the date of birth from date of death, here is the formula to use: Example - Died May 6, 1889, age 71 years, 7 months and 9 days - 18890506 (subtract) 710709 (equals) 18179797, then subtract 8870 (always use this number), equals 18170927, which would equal a birth date of 27 Sep 1817. This formula is based on a 30 day month.
Kathy -
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