Here are listed many of the Nevada County Historic Cemeteries. There could be others that have not been documented, and if you know of such a cemetery, please send the name of the cemetery, name of the family or person buried there, and the exact location, so it can be added to this listing and given to the Cemetery Board of Directors.
Note: Burials are still taking place in many of these "historical" cemeteries as well as the newer cemeteries and memorial parks of the county.

Visit Historic Cemeteries of Nevada County, a website by sponsored by RootsWeb and researched by Karen Dryer and her late husband Justin. Many photos of Nevada County cemeteries and markers. There is an index. This site won the "Golden Tomb" Award for excellence. Click here

Exact locations of these cemeteries are given (as near as possible) so you can visit, remembering this is a very rural county, and it might be best to contact the Cemetery District Office before attempting to visit (address and telephone number below).

	Clear Creek Cemetery    Mc Courtney Road, Grass Valley
	French Corral Cemetery    Pleasant Valley Road, French Corral
	Graniteville Cemetery    Graniteville Road, Graniteville
	Grass Valley Jewish Cemetery    2nd Street, Grass Valley
	Indian Springs Cemetery    Indian Springs Road at Spenceville Road, Penn Valley
	Loney Cemetery    Sandford Ranch, Mc Courtney Road, Grass Valley
	Maidu Tribal Burying Grounds    Cement Hill Road & Garden Road, Nevada City
	Masonic Cemetery    (part of the New Elm Ridge Cemetery) Bennett Street at Kidder Avenue Grass    Valley CA; the Masonic section is on the right as you drive into the cemetery,     and is well marked)
	Meadow Lake Summit City Cemetery     Henness Pass Road and White Rock Road
	Morres Flat Cemetery     Graniteville Rd at Morres Flat Road (hard to find - advise escort)
	Nevada City Jewish Cemetery    King Hirem Way, Nevada City
	Nevada County Cemetery     Willow Valley Road, Nevada City
	North San Juan North Bloomfield Cemetery     Malakoff Diggins State Park
	North San Juan Catholic Cemetery    State Hwy 49, North San Juan
	Pioneer Cemetery    Top of East Broad St.,Nevada City. This is most likely the first cemetry in Nevada City
	Omega Cemetery     Alpha Omega Road (off State Hwy 20)
	Penn Valley Cemetery     Penn Valley Drive, Penn Valley
	Pioneer Cemetery     (behind 433 Broad Street) Nevada City
	Pleasant Valley Cemetery     Pleasant Valley Road at Bitney Springs Road
	Protestant Cemetery     State Hwy 49 at Cemetery Road, North San Juan
	Red Dog Cemetery     You Bet Road near Red Dog Road, Nevada City
	Relief Hill Cemetery     Relief Hill Road (off Tyler Foote Road, past North Bloomfield Cemetery)
	Rough and Ready Cemetery     Stagecoach Road, Rough and Ready
	Sweetland Cemetery     Pleasant Valley Road at Sweetland Road
	Tyler Foote Cherokee Township Cemetery     Tyler Foote Road
	You Bet Cemetery     You Bet Road near Red Dog Road, Nevada City
	Washington Cemetery     State Highway 20, town of Washington
	Willow Valley Cemetery     (Old Nevada Co Hospital Cemetery), Lewis Road, Nevada City

Cemeteries listed in the
California Tombstone Transcription Project

	North San Juan Protestant Cemetery
	Old Rough and Ready Cemetery
	Pioneer Cemetery
	Red Dog Cemetery
	To scan the tombstone names--click here:  California Tombstone Transcription Project

Other Cemeteries & Memorial Parks

	Forest View Cemetery, Red Dog Road, Nevada City
	Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Rough and Ready Highway, Grass Valley.
	New Elm Ridge Cemetery, Bennett Street to Kidder Avenue, Grass Valley.
	Pine Grove Cemetery, Red Dog Road, Nevada City
	Sierra Memorial Lawn, Hollow Way, Nevada City.

Cemetery District Office
and Maintenance Shop
10523 Willow Valley Rd
Nevada City CA 95959
Phone 530-265-3461