Kimshew Cemetery District Data Sheet
Formed in 1952, the Kimshew Cemetery District is located east of Highway 32 and north of Paradise and contains the unincorporated communities of Butte Meadows, DeSabla, Inskip, Jonesville, Lovelock, Magalia, Paradise Pines and Stirling City. The District is bordered by Plumas County to the east, Tehama County to the north, the Town of Paradise to the south and the community of Forest Ranch to the west. The District ownes and operates Magalia Cemetery, Stirling City Cemetery, Nimshew Cemetery and Coutolenc Cemetery.
GRIDLEY BIGGS CEMETERY DISTRICT
Contact: Melanie McClure, Office Manager
Physical Address: 6764 Magalia Cemetery Road, Magalia, CA 95954
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 97, Magalia, CA 95954
Phone: (530) 877-1734
E-Mail: cemeterywoman@saber.net
Webpage: www.kimshewcemeterydistrict.org
Governing Board
The District is governed by a five-member Board of Trustees, who are appointed by the Butte County Board of Supervisors to serve four-year, staggered terms. The Board of Trustees meet at 3:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month at the District Office l ocated at 6764 Magalia Cemetery Road in Magalia, CA.
Formation Information
The District was formed by the Butte County Board of Supervisors in 1950.
Purpose
Enabling Legislation: Division 8 of the CA Health & Safety Code relating to cemeteries and specifically pursuant to Public Cemetery Districts (Health and Safety Code §9000 et seq.)
Empowered Services: To own, operate and maintain cemeteries within jurisdictional boundary and provide interment services to district residents and property owners, as well as eligible non-residents.
Provided Services: Sale of Burial Plots, Interment Services and Provision of Endowment Care.
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Area Served
Supervisorial District: 4
Supervisorial District: 5
Number of Parcels: 7,211
Acreage: 122,740 (192 Square Miles)
Estimated Population: 13,925
Location: Bordered by Plumas County to the north, the Town of Paradise to the south and the community of Forest Ranch to the west.
Sphere of Influence: Coterminous.