About Foss Cemetery
Foss Cemetery is a cemetery near Challenge-Brownsville, Yuba County, California. It lies about 1.9 mi south of Challenge-Brownsville. The grounds sit at about 2,405 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2792003. The nearest other listed cemetery is Brownsville Evergreen Cemetery, about 1.4 mi to the south. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Scheer Memorial Chapel in Oroville, about 14 mi away. It is one of 18 cemeteries we list in Yuba County, and 9 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Challenge-Brownsville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
39.49076, -121.27329
What Foss Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Brownsville Evergreen CemeteryChallenge-Brownsville, CACemetery1.4 mi
- Forbestown CemeteryChallenge-Brownsville, CACemetery2.5 mi
- Oak Grove CemeteryOroville East, CACemetery5.8 mi
- Upham CemeteryChallenge-Brownsville, CACemetery6.0 mi
- Keystone CemeteryChallenge-Brownsville, CACemetery6.8 mi
- Mooretown CemeteryBerry Creek, CACemetery7.1 mi
- Dobbins Sacred Heart Catholic CemeteryChallenge-Brownsville, CACatholic cemetery8.9 mi
- Indian CemeteryBerry Creek, CACemetery9.0 mi
- Strawberry Valley CemeteryChallenge-Brownsville, CACemetery9.8 mi
- Bangor CemeteryLoma Rica, CACemetery10 mi
Funeral homes near Foss Cemetery
- Scheer Memorial Chapel14 miFuneral chapel · Oroville · (530) 533-5255
- Oroville Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Oroville · (530) 533-0323
- Ramsey Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Oroville · (530) 534-3877
- Hooper and Weaver Mortuary21 miMortuary · Nevada City · (530) 265-2429
- Chapel of the Angels Mortuary & Crematory22 miCremation provider · Grass Valley · (530) 273-2446
- Gridley-Block Funeral Chapel24 miFuneral chapel · Gridley · (530) 846-2138
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