Fairmount Pioneer Cemetery

Fairmount Pioneer Cemetery. . , Fairmount Pioneer Cemetery was established in 1876 on land donated by James C. Preston, owner of this San Felipe Hill site and the surrounding property, to serve the communities of Azusa, Glendora, and Covina. Trustees appointed by the Los Angeles County Superior Court administer the Cemetery., As the Eastern San Gabriel Valley grew, the need for a cemetery arose to serve the first permanent residents and homesteaders that made up the pioneering founding families of the region. Many of these pioneering families have members buried here. Fairmount is said to be the first Protestant Cemetery between the San Gabriel River and Lytle Creek. Prior to this site, burials were completed at the San Gabriel Mission or Savannah Cemetery in El Monte., The earliest burials at Fairmount included many Civil War Veterans, who comprised many of the earliest pioneers to the region. Fairmount also is known to include Veterans from World War I and II, Korea, and other conflicts. An observance honoring these pioneers and all fallen military heroes of the region has been held here each Memorial Day since 1876.