Paradise Cemetery District Data Sheet

Formed in 1930, the Paradise Cemetery District is located in the north central portion of Butte County, east of State Highway 32 and west of State Highway 70. The District includes the Town of Paradise; however, the boundaries extend beyond the unincorporated town limits, particularly to the southwest. The District owns and operates the Paradise Cemetery located at 980 Elliott Road in the town of Paradise.

The land in which the cemetery exists was originally donated in 1862. The first known burial also occurred in 1862.

PARADISE CEMETERY DISTRICT 

Contact: Misty Spreen, District Manager  

Physical Address: 980 Elliott Road, Paradise, CA 95969 

Mailing Address: 980 Elliott Road, Paradise, CA 95969

Phone: (530) 877-4493

E-Mail: paracem@jps.net

Webpage: www.paradisecemeterydistrict.com

Governing Board

The District is governed by a three-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 8:00 a.m. on the third Thursday of every month at the District Office located at 980 Elliott Road in Paradise, CA. 

Formation Information

The District was formed by the Butte County Board of Supervisors in 1930.

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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Paradise Cemetery District 2019 MSR

Area Served

  • Supervisorial District: 5

  • Number of Parcels: 12,022

  • Acreage: 22,162 (35 Square Miles)

  • Estimated Population: 30,680

  • Location: North central portion of Butte County, east of State Highway 32, west of Highway 70 and includes the Town of Paradise.

  • Sphere of Influence: Coterminous.