Newhall in Santa Clarita in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Last Horse Drawn Hearse of Los Angeles County

Last Horse Drawn Hearse Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Kindig, January 15, 2012

1. Last Horse Drawn Hearse Marker

Inscription. This vehicle was manufactured at about the same time the first internments were made in this cemetery – 1860.

Erected by Courtesy of Paul J. Smith.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 34° 21.756′ N, 118° 30.446′ W. Marker is in Santa Clarita, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Newhall. It can be reached from Sierra Highway 0.2 miles south of Newhall Avenue, on the right when traveling south. The marker is just inside Eternal Valley Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23287 Sierra Highway, Newhall CA 91321, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles

and 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eternal Valley (within shouting distance of this marker); Lyons Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Mark Twain (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); La Puerta (approx. 0.4 miles away); Live Oak Manor Rock Arch (approx. half a mile away); Pioneer Oil Refinery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Kingsburry House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Ramona Chapel (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Clarita.

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Cemetery Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, June 19, 2009

2. Cemetery Sign

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Last Horse Drawn Hearse of Los Angeles County image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, June 19, 2009

3. Last Horse Drawn Hearse of Los Angeles County

Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 3,204 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 16, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. 2, 3. submitted on June 20, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.