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

Prairie City Cemetery

Photographed by Syd Whittle, November 12, 2005

1. Prairie City Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
The site of the Prairie City Cemetery that once served the bustling gold rush town of Prairie City was located during construction of the Prairie City Road and Highway 50 Interchange in May 1997. It was used between 1853 and at least 1872 and may have first been known as the Alder Creek Hill Cemetery as early as 1852. It was likely used by the citizens of Prairie City and other surrounding communities.

Please visit the Mormon Island Relocation Cemetery on Shadowfax Road off Green Valley Road in El Dorado Hills, where in 1998, the remains of twelve of the deceased from this cemetery were relocated by the California Department of Transportation.

Erected by California Department of Transportation, with cooperation of the Intel Corporation and the Folsom Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1997.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 38° 38.662′ N, 121° 9.447′ W. Marker was in Folsom, California, in Sacramento County. It was on Prairie City Road

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close to U.S. 50, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Folsom CA 95630, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in California’s Sacramento Metro,

in Sacramento Valley,

and specifically in the Central Valley.

It was also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it was 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 found itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Prairie City (a few steps from this marker); Natomas Consolidated of California (approx. 1½ miles away); Rhoads Diggings (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Rhoads Diggings (approx. 1.9 miles away); Southern Pacific Railroad Superintendent's House (approx. 2.2 miles away); St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Young Wo Memorial Site (approx. 2.4 miles away); Wells Fargo and Company (approx.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, August 22, 2008

2. Prairie City Cemetery Marker

2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Folsom.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. - Prairie City Cemetery, relocated to El Dorado Hills.

Marker is Missing image. Click for full size.

3. Marker is Missing

Prairie City Cemetery Relocated Graves image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, October 30, 2005

4. Prairie City Cemetery Relocated Graves

See: Related Marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,457 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on August 17, 2024, by James King of San Miguel, California. Photos: 1. submitted on August 20, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 2. submitted on August 22, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 3. submitted on December 3, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 4. submitted on January 27, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.