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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 ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Public Cemetery:

38.0399, -120.3988

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Public Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Public Cemetery is located in Tuolumne County<2>.

The county seat for Tuolumne County is located in Sonora. Sonora lies just to the south southeast of the Public Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Public Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Public Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Public Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 <5>
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 <5>
  • 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 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • 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 <5>
    • 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 <5>
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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 <5>
    • 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 <5>
    • 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

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 based on their distance from Public Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Columbia
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Columbia Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Columbia Village is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Village
  • Squabbletown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Squabbletown is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squabbletown
  • Martinez
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Martinez is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
  • Tuttletown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
  • Sonora
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • East Sonora
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • East Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sonora
  • Greenley Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenley Oaks is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenley Oaks
  • Phoenix Lake - Cedar Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Melones ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Melones is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melones
  • Rawhide
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
  • Peaceful Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Peaceful Valley is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Douglas Flat
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Vallecito
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamestown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Mono Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mono Village is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Village
    • Standard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Ridge is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
    • Mono Vista
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Mono Vista is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Vista
    • Murphys
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Angels Camp
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Stent
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Stent is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent
    • Soulsbyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Rock Lodge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Rock Lodge is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock Lodge
    • Forest Meadows
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Forest Meadows is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
    • Angels City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Angels City is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
    • Angels
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Angels is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people

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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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
      • Location given for Public Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.0399229     Lon: -120.3988061
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>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.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Public 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>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.