Mount Tamalpais Cemetery

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Mount Tamampais Cemetery
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Mount Tamalpais Cemetery
Details
Established1879
Abandoned2025 [1]
Location
San Rafael, California, United States
Size65 acres
No. of graves~24,000
Website Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery
Find a Grave Mount Tamampais Cemetery

Mount Tamalpais Cemetery is located in San Rafael, California. [2]

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History

The cemetery was founded by Dr. Henry A. Dubois, Jr. An ordinance had been passed in the 1870s that prohibited any burials within the towns limits. Dr DuBois attended a town hall meeting where he among many others offered bids to start up a new cemetery. DuBois' bid of $13,000 for a part of his ranch was the ultimate winner. He toured over 40 cemeteries and drew up plans before the cemetery was being built so he could figure out the best possible layout for the cemetery. After hiring around 40 men, most of who were Chinese Laborers, the cemetery was finally completed in August 1879. [3]

In June, 2022, the California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau accused the cemetery owners of mismanaging its Eternal Care Fund. [1]


In July, 2025, the California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau stated that the cemetery is considered unlicensed or abandoned. [1]

Notable interments

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Zada, Gilare (21 July 2025). "'Not What We Paid for': Families Mourn Cemetery's Decline at Mount Tamalpais | KQED". www.kqed.org. KQED. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Mount Tamalpais Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ Geary, Marilyn (December 7, 2011). "History: Dr. Henry A. DuBois Builds Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery". San Rafael Patch.
  4. 1 2 Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 338 (#5866). ISBN   978-0786479924. OCLC   948561021.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. #4207. ISBN   978-0786479924. OCLC   948561021.
  6. ↑ Don Davis Flickinger
  7. ↑ Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. #4962. ISBN   978-0786479924. OCLC   948561021.
  8. ↑ Baseball Necrology
  9. ↑ Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. #5965. ISBN   978-0786479924. OCLC   948561021.
  10. ↑ The Daily Star
  11. ↑ United States House of Representatives
  12. ↑ Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. #10139. ISBN   978-0786479924. OCLC   948561021.
  13. ↑ Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 766 (#12897). ISBN   978-0786479924. OCLC   948561021.
  14. ↑ Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. #12987. ISBN   978-0786479924. OCLC   948561021.

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