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]
| Pioneer Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | c. 1851 |
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| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 39°15′56″N 121°01′27″W / 39.26556°N 121.02417°W / 39.26556; -121.02417 |
| Type | Church |
| Find a Grave | Pioneer Cemetery |
| The Political Graveyard | Pioneer Cemetery |
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 PyramidinUtah 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]
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