A visit to the Happy Homestead Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Happy Homestead Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Happy Homestead Cemetery (FG ID #8013).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Happy Homestead Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Happy Homestead Cemetery:
38.9364, -119.9688
The Happy Homestead Cemetery is located in El Dorado County<2>.
The county seat for El Dorado County is located in Placerville. Placerville lies 46 miles [74 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Happy Homestead Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Happy Homestead Cemetery.
Establishment of the Happy Homestead Cemetery ...
The Happy Homestead Cemetery was established in 1951.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Happy Homestead Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Happy Homestead Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Al Tahoe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mottsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Captain George Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Genoa Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenbrook Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gardnerville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washoe Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jacks Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Woodfords Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eastside Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woodfords Washoe Indian Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Clara Holbrook Frank Family
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stewart Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Hunting Grounds Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Old Stewart Indian Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Pioneer Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nevada State Prison Burial Ground
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Waltons Chapel of the Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Mtn. Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Happy Homestead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Happy Homestead Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- South Lake Tahoe
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Al Tahoe
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stateline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Tahoe Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tahoe Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Village
- Tallac Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
- Summit Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
- Kingsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsbury is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Zephyr Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kingsbury Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
- Fallen Leaf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mottsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Skyland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walleys Hot Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Echo Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Genoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Minden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glenbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Twin Bridges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sorensens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gardnerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Happy Homestead Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in El Dorado County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Happy Homestead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gardnerville
- Genoa
- Genoa lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Happy Homestead Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Genoa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Minden
- South Lake Tahoe
- Stateline
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Happy Homestead Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to El Dorado County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Happy Homestead Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #8013
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #224901 (Happy Homestead Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #224901 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: El Dorado
- Est. Elev: 1909 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South Lake Tahoe
- Location given for Happy Homestead Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.93713 Lon: -119.9690702
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including El Dorado, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Happy Homestead Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |