Long Beach Municipal Cemetery
| Long Beach Municipal Cemetery | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of Long Beach Municipal Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Established | c. 1901 |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 33°48′16″N 118°10′37″W / 33.80447°N 118.17692°W |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | City of Long Beach |
| Size | 4.3 ha (11 acres) |
| Website | Official website |
| Find a Grave | Long Beach Municipal Cemetery |
Long Beach Municipal Cemetery, is a cemetery established under its current title c. 1901 and located at the northwest corner of Willow Street and Orange Avenue in Signal Hill, California.[1][2] It was formerly known as Long Beach Signal Hill Cemetery, and as Long Beach Cemetery.[1]
History
It is located next door, and east of Sunnyside Cemetery.[1] It is believed to have been originally established as early as the mid-19th century as a burial ground for employees of the Bixby land companies.[3] Many of the Municipal Cemetery's records were destroyed in a 1936 fire.[4]
Notable burials
Many of the early pioneer families of the city are buried here.[5] Other burials include:
- William Erwin Willmore, founder of Willmore City[5][6]
- Alexander H. Jones, politician who served as a Congressional Representative from North Carolina
- Milton F. Neece, died 1878, oldest known grave[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Schipske, Gerrie (2016-09-19). Historic Cemeteries of Long Beach. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4396-5765-2.
- ↑ Keister, Douglas (2010-05-01). Forever L.A.: A Field Guide To Los Angeles Area Cemeteries & Their Residents. Gibbs Smith. p. 246. ISBN 978-1-4236-1653-5.
- ↑ "Long Beach Municipal Cemetery". lbpl.contentdm.oclc.org.
- 1 2 Schipske, Gerrie (11 May 2017). "Why We Had Two Sunnyside Cemeteries". Beachcomber.
- 1 2 Los Angeles in the 1930s: The WPA Guide to the City of Angels. Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration. University of California Press. 2011-04-05. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-520-94886-0.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ Schipske, Gerrie (2011). Early Long Beach. Arcadia Publishing. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-7385-7577-3.