Oak Grove Cemetery
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Oak Grove Cemetery

Hurleton, Butte County, California, USA

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    Coordinates: 39.48916, -121.38167
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Description of Oak Grove Cemetery, Butte County: From Sites & Cemeteries Book 6, Paradise Genealogical Society, Paradise, California, Revised 2004 Oak Grove Cemetery (Swede's Flat, Hurleton) below Hurleton: To locate take Forbestown Road to Swede's Flat Road in the Hurleton area, make a left turn at Grand Oak Road and proceed about 1/2 mile and turn right. The cemetery is still active although at one time it was closed. According to Wells and Chambers, "History of Butte County", it was established approximately in 1857. It is about 12 miles SE of Oroville. A deed was granted in 1881 to S. H. Hurles, Charles Vosper and John Andrews. An additional deed was granted to Robert Daly, acting custodian in 1980-83, which covered additional land. The cemetery is on what was called, "The Milk Ranch", owned by James Andrews. One row of unmarked graves by the fence was known as "Miner's Row". Hurleton was also known as Boston Ranch since Hurles was from Boston, Massachusetts. The ranch contains 160 acres. Smith H. Hurles and wife, Hattie Herring, from Portland, Maine, settled in 1857 on what he named Boston Ranch. He established a hotel on the sunny slope of Honcut Creek. The name "Hurleton was given to the post office in 1880 when it was first established. Ruth Daley Finmand supplied some of this information.
Description of Oak Grove Cemetery, Butte County: From Sites & Cemeteries Book 6, Paradise Genealogical Society, Paradise, California, Revised 2004 Oak Grove Cemetery (Swede's Flat, Hurleton) below Hurleton: To locate take Forbestown Road to Swede's Flat Road in the Hurleton area, make a left turn at Grand Oak Road and proceed about 1/2 mile and turn right. The cemetery is still active although at one time it was closed. According to Wells and Chambers, "History of Butte County", it was established approximately in 1857. It is about 12 miles SE of Oroville. A deed was granted in 1881 to S. H. Hurles, Charles Vosper and John Andrews. An additional deed was granted to Robert Daly, acting custodian in 1980-83, which covered additional land. The cemetery is on what was called, "The Milk Ranch", owned by James Andrews. One row of unmarked graves by the fence was known as "Miner's Row". Hurleton was also known as Boston Ranch since Hurles was from Boston, Massachusetts. The ranch contains 160 acres. Smith H. Hurles and wife, Hattie Herring, from Portland, Maine, settled in 1857 on what he named Boston Ranch. He established a hotel on the sunny slope of Honcut Creek. The name "Hurleton was given to the post office in 1880 when it was first established. Ruth Daley Finmand supplied some of this information.

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  • Added: 1 Jan 2000
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 8207