Johannesburg in Kern County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Rand District Community Cemetery

Rand District Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, October 26, 2020

1. Rand District Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
Established December 1896 with the burial of William Davis, who was shot and killed in a gambling dispute in Randsburg.

The Cemetery is the final resting place of many pioneers of the District whose headstones and the location of their graves have been lost to the ravages of time.

The names of some of those Pioneers are recorded on this monument.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1896.

Location. 35° 22.068′ N, 117° 38.403′ W. Marker is in Johannesburg, California, in Kern County. It is at the intersection of Mountain Wells Avenue and Ophir Street, on the left when traveling west on Mountain Wells Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100158 Ophir St, Johannesburg CA 93528, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Joaquin Valley,

specifically in the Central Valley,

in the Mojave Desert,

and in the Sierra Nevada.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific

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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 walking distance of this marker: Rand District Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); The King Solomon Mine (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Consolidated Gold Mine (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Baltic Mine (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Commercial Hotel (approx. 0.9 miles away); Rand Mining District (approx. 0.9 miles away); Rand Desert Museum (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Joint (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Johannesburg.

More about this marker. On Saturday, April 18, 2026, at 10:42 am, E Clampus Vitus had a new plaque dedication here. See Nearby Marker.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. — Burro Schmidt Tunnel.

Additional keywords. Rand District Cemetery, Johannesburg Cemetery, Randsburg Cemetery

Photographed by Craig Baker, October 26, 2020

2. Rand District Cemetery Marker

Rand District Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, October 26, 2020

3. Rand District Cemetery

Tonie Seger and Burro Schmidt gravesites image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, October 26, 2020

4. Tonie Seger and Burro Schmidt gravesites

Photographed by Craig Baker, October 26, 2020

5. Tonie Seger

Owner-Protector of Burro Schmidt Tunnel.

Burro Schmidt gravesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, October 26, 2020

6. Burro Schmidt gravesite

Shady Myrick image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, October 26, 2020

7. Shady Myrick

Godfather of American rockhounds.

Ore Car Tombstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, October 26, 2020

8. Ore Car Tombstone

Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2020. This page has been viewed 731 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on November 8, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.