Mariposa Cemetery

Mariposa Cemetery. . , Also known as "The Grave Yard on the Hill", the date the Mariposa Town Cemetery was founded is unknown, but it is believed to be as early as 1850. The location of many of the earliest graves have been lost to time., Two fraternal organizations, the Odd Fellows and the Masons, added their own sections in 1867 and 1869, respectively. Many of those interred here include immigrants from varied countries including England, Ireland, Germany, Prussia, Canada, and Finland. These pioneers made their living as miners, sawyers, merchants, ranchers, and many other occupations. Some met their untimely demise by accident, disease, or exhaustion. Others succumbed to gunplay or the result of unwise habits. They were leaders and followers, scoundrels or innocents. Some died alone and penniless, others were surrounded by family with fame and fortune. All were part of the fabric that helped to weave the Mother Lode into what it is today.