Placerville in El Dorado County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Cemetery of Lost Souls

Photographed by Syd Whittle, November 4, 2005

1. Cemetery of Lost Souls Marker

Inscription.
These headstones, removed from their gravesites as a result of vandalism, were found throughout the county on roadsides and in backyards. The headstones have been given a temporary resting site, here, until their rightful places can be located.

Erected by El Dorado County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 38° 43.495′ N, 120° 50.088′ W. Marker is in Placerville, California, in El Dorado County. It can be reached from Placerville Drive. Marker is on the grounds of the El Dorado County Historical Museum next to the El Dorado County Fairgrounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 104 Placerville Drive, Placerville CA 95667, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Metro,

in the Gold Country,

in the Sierra Nevada,

and in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: El Dorado County Veterans Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bee-Bennett House (approx. 1½ miles away); Joseph M. Staples (approx. 1½ miles away); Site of Original Raley’s Grocery Store (approx. 1.6 miles away); Site of Placerville Drive In Market (approx. 1.6 miles away); Placerville

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(approx. 1.6 miles away); Sgt. J. Scott Lindsay (approx. 1.6 miles away); Snowshoe Thompson (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Placerville.

Also see . . . El Dorado County Historical Museum. Museum website homepage (Submitted on November 16, 2008.)

A Second Marker at this Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, November 4, 2005

2. A Second Marker at this Site

Care of the Cemetery of Lost Souls These lost or abandoned headstones are under the protection of The El Dorado Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution
Marker dedicated September 12, 2001, Mrs. Jay R. Barrett, Regent - 2001

A Third Marker at this Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, November 4, 2005

3. A Third Marker at this Site

These lost or abandoned headstones are under the protection of the Pleasant Valley Chapter Colonial Dames XVII Century Marker Dedicated 11-22-04 Bonnie Battaglia, President 2004

Cemetery of Lost Souls Headstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, November 4, 2005

4. Cemetery of Lost Souls Headstone

Cemetery of Lost Souls Headstones image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, November 4, 2005

5. Cemetery of Lost Souls Headstones

Credits. This page was last revised on January 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 3,157 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 16, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.