Southwestern Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

City Cemetery

Sacramento Historic Landmark

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 2, 2019

1. City Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Capt. John A. Sutter donated the original ten acres to the City of Sacramento November 28, 1849

Erected 1955 by Historic Landmarks Commission and the Southside Improvement Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is November 28, 1849.

Location. 38° 33.819′ N, 121° 30.04′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Southwestern Sacramento. It is at the intersection of Broadway and 10th Street, on the left when traveling east on Broadway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sacramento CA 95818, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Sacramento Valley

and specifically in the Central Valley.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

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

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are within walking distance of this marker: John A. Sutter, Jr. (a few steps from this marker); In Memory of the Old Tier Grounds (a few steps from this marker); Sacramento City Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Hardin Bigelow (a few steps from this marker); The 17 Doctors of the 1850 Sacramento Cholera Epidemic (a few steps from this marker); Sacramento City Cemetery / People of the Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Newton Booth (a few steps from this marker); General George Wright (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 2, 2019

2. City Cemetery Marker

The marker can be seen to the left of the door to the office of the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 2, 2019

3. City Cemetery Marker

This view of the marker attached to the office is from inside the cemetery looking north.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 340 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 3, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.