Santa Maria in Santa Barbara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Santa Maria Cemetery District

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 30, 2020

1. Santa Maria Cemetery District Marker

Inscription. This burial ground contains the remains of many of Santa Maria's pioneer families. Completed in 1881 the I.O.O.F. and F&A.M. cemetery replaced the city's original Thornburg-Jones cemetery established in 1872. Removal of all remains to the new I.O.O.F. and F&A.M. cemetery was completed by 1886. In August of 1917 the Santa Maria Cemetery District was created. The cemetery was renamed the Santa Maria Cemetery District. This plaque commemorates the historical, social, and cultural contributions of the many citizens of the Santa Maria Valley interred at this location.

Declared Historical Landmark No. 11
by the City of Santa Maria
April 20, 1992

(Council and Committee names not transcribed)

Erected by City of Santa Maria. (Marker Number 11.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is April 20, 1992.

Location. 34° 56.055′ N, 120° 25.515′ W. Marker is in Santa Maria, California, in Santa Barbara County. It can be reached from South College Drive south of East Stowell Road, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this

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postal address: 1501 South College Drive, Santa Maria CA 93454, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on California’s Central Coast,

specifically on the Coast Ranges,

and specifically in the Transverse Ranges.

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 are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Santa Maria Inn (approx. 0.9 miles away); John Long House (approx. one mile away); Santa Maria Valley War on Terrorism Memorial (approx. one mile away); Vandenberg Air Force Base 30th Space Wing Memorial (approx. one mile away); Santa Maria Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Santa Maria Valley Cold War Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Santa Maria Valley World War I Memorial (approx. one mile away); John Edward Smith Memorial (approx. one mile away).

Santa Maria Cemetery District Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 30, 2020

2. Santa Maria Cemetery District Marker - wide view

Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Maria.

More about this marker. The marker is located within the Santa Maria Cemetery, very close to the adminstrative office.

Santa Maria Cemetery - general view looking northwest from marker site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 30, 2020

3. Santa Maria Cemetery - general view looking northwest from marker site

Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 459 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 1, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.