El Dorado County Cemeteries

Indian Diggings Cemetery
Indian Diggings, California

Indian Diggings Cemetery
Photo courtesy of
Ronna Dumas

Directions to Indian Diggings Cemetery
Information provided by Ronna Dumas

Indian Diggings Road is a dirt logging road, it is accessible by car but I wouldn't try it in the rainy season. There are several offshoot roads but the main road is pretty obvious. Stay on it.

From Diamond Springs take Pleasant Valley Road towards Somerset. At Gray Corners turn left on Fairplay Road. Fairplay Road dead ends at Omo Ranch Road, turn left. Take Omo Ranch Road for about 5 miles, pass the Indian Diggings Elementary School to Indian Diggings Road (just before Fancher's Christmas Tree Farm and turn right on Indian Diggings Road. You will follow this road for about 4 miles before you reach the cemetery. After about 1 1/2 miles you will pass a large clearing filled with Manzanita on the right, after about 2 miles you will pass a small deserted cabin on the left, it is green with a metal roof. After about 3 miles you will pass another large clearing, also full of Manzanita, on the left. Keep going until you reach a full 90 degree turn in the road (a much less used road will go straight) this will be at about 3 3/4 miles in. Follow the turn around and then go down the hill (at this point I had to stop and walk the rest of the way because the ruts in the road were too deep for my van). Follow the road until you come to a fork, then go to the right. Follow this road for just a few feet and the cemetery will be on the left.

The main road is obvious enough it would be very difficult to get lost but cell phones don't work out there so be sure to have plenty of gas.

I hope these directions make sense.

Note: The Indian Diggings Elementary School went on a field trip to the cemetery recently and transcribed all of the information you see here. This is the information they found on the headstones.
Thank you Indian Diggings Elementary School

Bell, Richard B.
12 Mar 1863

Bodley, P. H.
of Plymouth Ohio
Died April 14, 1860
Age 39 years, 10 months

Bradley, Hannah P.
27 Feb 1859
24 y - wife of Morris Bradley

Brice, James
infant son of C.Y. & E.

Cable, John
15 Sep 1869
45y 5m 21d
McMinn Co., Tennessee
was murdered

Carr, John C.
1858 - 16 years

Davies, Eugenia
13 Oct 1862
12 y 6 m
adopted daughter of A. & Jessie Aitken
(note: very large fir tree growing out of middle of grave)

De LaRobardier, Melane Mrs.
6 Nov 1835
9 Jan 1915

Edner, Henry M.
1815 - 1887
husband of Rosine

Edner, Rosine
1821 - 1910
wife of H. M.

Holston, Thomas J.
5 Sep 1862
24 y - Roane Co., Tennessee

Jinkerson, August H.
23 Apr 1846
15 Aug 1920
Father
husband of Electra

Jinkerson, Electra
20 May 1842
9 Dec 1908

LaRobardier, Domingue
1830 - 1928
New York

LaRobardier, Victor
1835 - 1890
Illinois

Loveless, Keziah
29 Feb 1892
73y 10m 26d
Mother - Ohio

Mantel, Joseph
5 Nov 1868
51y 7m 26d
Germany

Maylone, Cynthia Ann
1839 - 1871
Mother

Munro, James
9 Nov 1864
31 y - Finch
Canada West

Ronbarbier, Marie Louise
11 Oct 1856
24 Jun 1861

Rymal, Louisa
20 Nov 1874
23y 5d
wife of C. W.

Simpson, T. N.
10 Apr 1827
28 Jun 1862

Young, J. J.
Co. K - 7th Calif Inf

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