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A visit to the Public Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Public Cemetery ...

The Public Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Altaville Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Altaville Catholic Cemetery is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altaville Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Altaville Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Altaville.
    • The Altaville Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Angels Camp Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2269483 <2>
  • Altaville Protestant Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Altaville Protestant Cemetery is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altaville Protestant Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Altaville Protestant Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Altaville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1596381 <2>
  • Altaville Serbian Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Altaville Serbian Cemetery is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altaville Serbian Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Altaville Serbian Cemetery is located in Altaville.
    • The Altaville Serbian Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Serbian Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2456918 <2>
  • Briseno Ranch Burial Ground
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Carter's Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Carter's Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter's Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carter's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Tuolumne.
    • The Carter's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tuolumne City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1103592 <2>
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Catholic Cemetery is located in Altaville.
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
  • Cherokee Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherokee Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Tuolumne.
    • The Cherokee Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Arastraville Cemetery
    • Cherokee Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216200 <2>
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Jamestown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
  • Jewish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
  • Lode Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Lode Cemetery is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lode Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lode Cemetery is located in Altaville.
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
    • Mountain Shadow Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mountain Shadow Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Shadow Cemetery
      • The Mountain Shadow Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1675522 <2>
    • Shaws Flat Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Shaws Flat Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaws Flat Cemetery
    • Sonora City Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Sonora City Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora City Cemetery
    • Sonora Hebrew Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Sonora Hebrew Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora Hebrew Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sonora Hebrew Cemetery is located in Sonora.
      • The Sonora Hebrew Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pioneer Jewish Cemetery
    • Stent Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Stent Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stent Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Stent
      • The Stent Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Poverty Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229117 <2>
    • Tuolumne Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Tuolumne Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuolumne Cemetery
    • Vallecito Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Vallecito Cemetery is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallecito Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Public Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Angels Camp
  • Angels City
    • Angels City is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
  • Angels
    • Angels is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
  • Cedar Ridge
    • Cedar Ridge is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
  • Cedar Rock Lodge
    • Cedar Rock Lodge is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock Lodge
  • Columbia Village
    • Columbia Village is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Village
  • Columbia
  • Douglas Flat
  • East Sonora
    • East Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sonora
  • Forest Meadows
    • Forest Meadows is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
  • Greenley Oaks
    • Greenley Oaks is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenley Oaks
  • Jamestown
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Martinez
      • Martinez is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
    • Melones ‑ Historic
      • Melones is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melones
    • Mono Village
      • Mono Village is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Village
    • Mono Vista
      • Mono Vista is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Vista
    • Murphys
    • Peaceful Valley
      • Peaceful Valley is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
    • Phoenix Lake - Cedar Ridge
    • Rawhide
      • Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
    • Sonora
    • Soulsbyville
    • Squabbletown
      • Squabbletown is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squabbletown
    • Standard
    • Stent
      • Stent is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent
    • Tuttletown
      • Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
    • Vallecito

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 Public Cemetery. The following communities are located in Tuolumne County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Public Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Public Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Tuolumne 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 Public Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1809376  (Public Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1809376 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: Tuolumne
      • Est. Elev: 687 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Columbia

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Tuolumne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Public Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.