Butte County is part of The CAGenWeb and The USGenWeb® My name is Martha. I am your host for Butte County. I live on the Central Coast of California, so cannot do 'on the ground' research but... I am an excellent Online Researcher and might be able to help you find that missing piece of your "Ancestral Pie" Contact: Martha Table of Contents History ~ Biographies ~ Lookups ~ Historic Maps ~ 'What's New' Military ~ Vital Records ~ Family Search + Historical Images Cemeteries ~ Obituaries ~ Paradise Genealogical Society [Family Genealogies] Funeral Chapels ~ Mortuaries ~ Coroner Records & Inquests ~ Odds & Ends "California Corner" ~ Resources with a 'California Flavor' [OffSite] Cemeteries ~ Obituaries ~ Paradise Genealogical Society: Deeds & Family Genealogies "What's New" Note: Due to the size of some of the Cemetery Files, they have been uploaded to my Google Drive. Please use this new Link The Link also contains old issues of the Genealogical GoldMine Cemetery Indexes Sherman Lee Pompey Compiled a set of records for California Cemeteries. "Miscellaneous Northern California Cemetary [sic] Inscriptions" Sherman Lee Pompey Copyright 1966 Published by the Historical and Genealogical  Publishing Company, Box 583, Independence, California 93526 I split out the Pages for Butte County which contain the following: Orville Highway Cemetary [sic] ~ Patrick Cemetary [sic] ~ Old Hamilton Cemetary [sic] and in another Section: Abandoned Cemetaries [sic] Foss [Forbestown] Cemetary [sic] Also New... Gridley - Biggs Cemetery Records Gridley, California Source: Richard McDowell Gridley BGL [Gridley Branch Library?] POB 902 Gridley, California 95948 Film 820354 "Contains tombstone inscriptions" Sample Entry: Gridley Biggs Cemetery Records : Book, FS Catalog Gridley, Butte Co., California Copied by the Gridley 1st Ward, Gridley Stake Typed by The Genealogical Society Salt Lake city, Utah 1958 Butte Co., Calif. Vol 1 [Cemeteries] Recorded by: Melinda Herzog Landrith ~ C James Landrith Anita Heston Du Vall ~ Gene Du vall The TOC and Index are Here Read Online or Download [FS Books] Butte County Cemeteries - Please Use This Chart for Listing Cemetery Records Copied by Members of the LDS Church in the United States Typed by the Genealogical Society Salt Lake city, Utah, 1962 TOC: California [Butte County]: Bidwell Bar: P 1 ~ Thermalito [Odd Fellows] P 14 ~ Wyandotte P 14 "Old Butte County Cemeteries" - Booklet Upham Cemetery: 1858 - 1993 Vina Cemetery: LDS Film:1064667 Lingenfelter Collection:Hand Written Index. Images: 598 - 613 Foss Cemetery, Butte County, CA LDS film 1598446, Image 1554 Memorial Park Cemetery Film # 874075, Vol 6 Please use this Link [After Login to your FS Account] Oroville, Butte, CA Images 399-489 [Alpha List] Records Compiled, 1960 More Cemeteries on Film #1598446 Nona Parkin, Compiler Reno, Nevada Stake Family History Center (Reno, Nevada)(Added Author) Limited information from miscellaneous California counties: Butte County Files: Cemeteries, Transcriptions The transcriptions were done before 1997 as that is when the LDS Filmed the typed pages. Beyond that, I cannot find any dates except on one set of pages that was done in 1964. Chico [Images 1516-1553], Foss [1554], Old Hamilton [Img 1557], Oroville Highway [Img 1555] and Patrick [Img 1556] There are also GAR Burials in the Chico Files Please Use This Link to access the Pages There are also Cemetery Indexes on these Films: 1819686 Item 1 and 1819763 Item 1 The following Cemeteries are listed: Berry Creek ~ Durham ~ Forbes ~ Pine Creek ~ Wyandotte Please Use This Link And on this film: 558288 Forbestown ~ Foss ~ Oroville Jewish Cemetery There is a set of Butte County folk buried in the Willows District Cemetery. I have listed them below and indicated F~A~G Entries Film # 1887452 can be found here for more information Film 1819686 Florence Styles "Card Indexes for Butte County Cemeteries" These cards are not 'traditional in any sense'. They have bits of information not available elsewhere Forbes Cemetery, Item 4, Images 1684-1715 [Alpha and easy to spot the blank folder with the Alpha Letter on the top tab] Pine Creek Cemetery, Item 5, Images 1718-2359 Wyandotte Cemetery, Item 6, Images 2362-2602 But wait!, There's More: Film 558291, Vol XVI Chico Chapter, DAR, 1957 Dawn Williams ~ Jessie Gray ~ Ruby Rose [Researchers, Typed by Laura Patterson Centerville ~ Cohasset ~ Dayton Cemeteries, Images 894 - 913 More DAR Cemetery / Vital Extracted Records Film # 558289, "Vital Records from Cemeteries in Northern and Central California" Vol VII Copied under the Direction of The Genealogical Records commitee: Daughters of the American Revolution of California 1938-1940 Mrs Milton M Hogle State Chairman, Genealogical Records Committee Butte County, CA Gridley-Briggs Cemetery, Page 29, Images 1198-1241 Oroville Highway Cemetery, Page 27, Images 1196-1197 Pine Creek Cemetery, Page 20, Images 1189-1195 Please Use This LInk And even more DAR Cemetery records to be found using the link below Please use this Link Butte Co Cemeteries: F~A~G Obituaries <<<New>>> Obituaries in "The Daily News", Red Bluff, CA Compiled by Jacqueline Strobel Kelly Collected by Bonnie Kirk Love Images 166-251, No Index - Dec 1980 > Jan 1984 FS Historical Images Section 2003 - 31 December 2023 Chico Enterprise-Record HeritageHub [Subscription Site] This Index contains Obituaries and News Articles relating to Accidents, Homicides, Suicides, as well as Police and Coroner Investigations. September 2024 Note: I will not be creating any more Obit Indexes: I have had no queries for them for a couple of years. But, that said, I will still do lookups on Heritage Hub Contact: Martha Note: Heritage Hub is available through Local Public Libraries with a Library Card "Gridley Herald", Gridley, Butte County, California Index created from old copies of the above paper All of the Images are now online: Please use this link [Google Drive] Note: "DOM" means Day of Month. Florence Styles Obituary Collection Scroll down to Odds, then Obits <<<Note>>> The Florence Styles Memorial Library Files were all donated to Family Search: They are in the Catalog: Log in, Search, Catalog, enter "Florence Styles" [w/o quotes] in keyword slot.] There is a very large collection of Vital Records, Cemetery Records, and other 'goodies'. or... Please Use This Link: All Styles Obituary Files, Listed by Year From there you can pick a year and alpha letter of interest. You can also use the Collection for an individual search. Obituary Indexes from the Legacy Collection of Jose Rivera Nieves  Here is the Index for Butte County Here is the Index for all of California Here is the Index for the United States Here is an index for Countries of the World Digital Online Archival Newspapers Many of the Obituaries might be found using Heritage Hub Digital Newspaper Collection which is available in many local Public Libraries. Check your local Library under 'Resources' - Access requires a Library Card Here are two free Online Resources for Old Digitized Local Newspapers Google Newspapers has this one: Butte County The Chico Weekly Courant 135 issues Nov 18, 1865 - Oct 30, 1868 The California Digital Newspaper Project has this selection Chico News and Review (Chico, 1978-2004) Chico Record (Chico, 1856-1948) Chico Weekly Enterprise (Chico, 1869-1907) Enterprise-Record (Chico, 1940-1970) Gridley Herald (Gridley, 1972-1985) Mercury-register (Oroville, 1902-1964) Oroville Weekly Mercury (Oroville, 1887-1903) Oroville Weekly Register (Oroville, 1885-1886) Weekly Butte Record (Oroville, 1853-1887) Paradise Genealogical Society The Paradise Genealogical Society allowed the LDS to scan their Bulletins as well as other Resources they compiled over the years. This linked pdf lists all the resources in their catalog. Once you have looked at the list and find something of interest, Please use this Link for the actual Records Note: Some of the "GoldMine" Books are 'Protected' - Unable to view or download. The Paradise Gen Soc also created Lists from Court House Records for Deeds. Both Grantor and Grantee are Listed There are Deeds in the Historical Records Section: Please use this Link Also in the FS Catalog Genealogical goldmine exerpts of indexes to births, assessor's records, pre-emption claims, deeds, and probates, ca. 1850-1915 Film #1831810, Item 3 [Family Genealogies] The Books listed below were all created by Members of the Paradise Genealogical Society, Butte County Once Prepared: They were then given to the local LDS Church and have been included in the Family Search Catalog. Please be advised that they were done a long time ago, and as such, are 'dated'. I incude them here because even though they are old, they may still hold valuable clues. As with all Family and Historical Data, please do your very best to document each and every item you wish to include with your work: And document the source, which in this case, is the file number associated with the information. Each File Number is linked to the book in the Family Search 'Books' Section 631949: 32 Pages: Use this Link Keeler Family Bible Ancestor Charts: Benner, Cessna, Keeler, Smith 631777: 479 Pages [Also Digital Film: 007540232, Item 1] Use This LInk Allen, Daniel: 1700 - 1988 Wilkerson, Turner Lee: 1758 - 1988 Harrell, Asa: 1800 - 1988 Comprehensive file, Photos, News Articles, Charts 631881: 47 Pages: Use This Link FGS: Baker, Schiefer, Gridley, Meacham, Stitt 632630: 7 Pages: Use This Link Family Bible Records: Brown, Cartmill, Davidson, Metz, Allison, Doan, Bornefeld, Apperson 632813: 117 Pages: Use This Link Ancestor Charts, Photos, Vital Records and Documents Brown, Cartmill, Davidson, Metz, Allison, Doan, Bornefeld, Apperson 632234: 20 Pages: Use This Link FGS Warren, Rowe, Harmon Dugan, William J: 92 Pages Genealogy, Ahnentafel Charts, Index The Fine Print" Butte County Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham CAGenWeb State Coordinator: Bob Jenkins CAGenWeb Assistant State Coordinator: Karen De Groote If you are interested in volunteering for this project, please review our "Volunteer" page and contact us! There are many ways to participate. If you have an idea or comment please let us know. Information contained on all of the pages within the Butte County portion of the CAGenWeb may be used for personal genealogical and historical purposes. Please be considerate of copyright information and give credit where credit is due. Donated data will remain with the County in the event of the resignation of the County Coordinator. Any person donating information in the future retains the right to have it returned to them upon request Site Updated: 11 November 2024 Online Continuously since 1997 All Rights Reserved Contact the webmaster CAGenWeb ~ USGenWeb® ~ USGenWeb® Archives Back to Top