Pioneer Cemetery (Nevada City, California)

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Pioneer Cemetery
Pioneer Cemetery (Nevada City, California)
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Establishedc. 1851
Location
West Broad Street, Nevada City, Nevada County, California
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 39°15′56″N121°01′27″W / 39.26556°N 121.02417°W / 39.26556; -121.02417
TypeChurch
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The Pioneer Cemetery is a cemetery established in c. 1851 behind the Nevada City United Methodist Church, in Nevada City, California. [1] [2] This was the first cemetery in Nevada City, formed during the California Gold Rush. [3]

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History

The Pioneer Cemetery was established in 1851 on a hill behind the Nevada City United Methodist Church. [1] The Nevada City United Methodist Church was the first denominational church in Nevada County. [4] Some sources cite the cemetery establishment date as 1849; [5] this was the first cemetery in Nevada City. [3] Many of the early grave markers were made of wood and no longer existing due to time and decay. [3] It is estimated there are 400 unmarked graves at Pioneer Cemetery. [3]

One of the notable burials is Henry Meredith (1826–1860) who was killed at the Battle of Lake Pyramid in Utah Territory (now Nixon, Nevada); his burial drew crowds to the cemetery. [3] Aaron Augustus Sargent (1827–1887), politician nicknamed, "the Senator for the Southern Pacific Railroad", has a grave marker at this cemetery. [6] [7]

Other historic cemeteries in Nevada City include: the North Bloomfield Cemetery in the Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park; the Moores Flat cemetery in Moores Flat, a former mining site; the St. Canice Historical Cemetery; the Pine Grove Cemetery; and the Meadow Lake cemetery in the mining town of Meadow Lake. [8]

List of notable burials

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Point of Historic Interest in Nevada City, California: Pioneer Cemetery". noehill.com. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  2. ↑ Varney, Philip (2012-07-15). Ghost Towns of California: Your Guide to the Hidden History and Old West Haunts of California. Voyageur Press. p. 65. ISBN   978-1-61058-563-7.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Brower, Maria E. (2005). Nevada City. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 70–71. ISBN   978-0-7385-3062-8.
  4. ↑ "Nevada City United Methodist Church to host annual Craft Faire". The Union. November 19, 2021. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  5. ↑ American Cowboy. Active Interest Media, Inc. February 2008. p. 87.
  6. 1 2 Ward, Christopher A. (2016-09-12). Cemeteries of the Western Sierra. Arcadia Publishing. p. 29. ISBN   978-1-4396-5752-2.
  7. ↑ Enss, Chris (2007-07-01). Tales Behind the Tombstones: The Deaths and Burials of the Old West's Most Nefarious Outlaws, Notorious Women, and Celebrated Lawmen. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 88. ISBN   978-0-7627-5186-0.
  8. ↑ Brown, Laura (19 October 2005). "Gold Rush graves". The Union newspaper. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  9. ↑ Boessenecker, John (1993). Badge and Buckshot: Lawlessness in Old California. University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 37–58. ISBN   0-8061-2510-1.
  10. ↑ Metz, Leon Claire Metz (2003). "Venard, Stephen". The encyclopedia of lawmen, outlaws, and gunfighters. Infobase Publishing. pp. 255–256. ISBN   0-8160-4543-7.
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