Thompson Flat Cemetery District Data Sheet
Formed in 1931, the Thompson Flat Cemetery District is located northwest of the Feather River on Thompson Flat Cemetery Road off of Cherokee Road in the rural area north of the City of Oroville, CA. The District is bordered by Lake Oroville on the east, the Thermalito Diversion Pool to the south, Campbell Creek on the north, and Highway 149 on the west. The District includes a small portion of the City of Oroville, but the remainder of the land within the District boundaries lies within the unincorporated area of Butte County. The District operates the Thompson Flat Cemetery located at 89 Thompson Flat Cemetery Road in Oroville, CA.
The California State Department of Water Resources owns land surrounding the Thompson Flat Cemetery. Adjacent to the Thompson Flat Cemetery is the Pioneer Cemetery, which was established when portions of Butte County were flooded as part of the State Water Project. During the project, bodies were disinterred from cemeteries that would be flooded and reinturred at the Pioneer Cemetery.
THOMPSON FLAT CEMETERY DISTRICT
Contact: Grant Hunsicker, Director, General Services
Physical Address: 89 Thompson Flat Cemetery Road, Oroville, CA 95965
Mailing Address: 2081 Second Street, Oroville, CA 95965
Phone: (530) 552-3500
E-Mail: ghunsicker@buttecounty.net
Webpage: none
Governing Board
The District is governed by a five-member Board of Trustees, currently the Butte County Board of Supervisors. The Board of Trustees meet quarterly at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesdays at the Butte County Board of Supervisors' Chamber located at 25 County Center Drive, Oroville, CA.
Formation Information
The District was formed by the Butte County Board of Supervisors on June 5, 1931.
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: 1
Number of Parcels: 608
Acreage: 9,051 (14 Square Miles)
Estimated Population: 1,631
Location: Northwest of the Feather River on Thompson Flat Cemetery Road off Cherokee Road in the rural area north of Oroville.
Sphere of Influence: Coterminous.