Danville in Contra Costa County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Alamo Cemetery

Historical Site Dedication

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, April 15, 2016

1. Alamo Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Many pioneers from Alamo and surrounding towns have been buried here since the 1850s. Alamo Cemetery is part of the Alamo-Lafayette Cemetery District. We dedicate this plaque in the 125th year of the first recorded burial January 1856.

Erected 1980 by San Ramon Valley Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.

Location. 37° 50.13′ N, 122° 0.892′ W. Marker is in Danville, California, in Contra Costa County. It is on El Portal near Danville Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 120 El Portal, Danville CA 94526, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area

and on the Coast 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.

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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Captain Pedro Fages Trail (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hap Magee Ranch (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Tatcan People (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Railroad Put Alamo on the Map (approx. 0.7 miles away); San Ramon Union High School (approx. 0.9 miles away); Love House (approx. one mile away); James Root House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Austin Root House, 1919 (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danville.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, April 15, 2016

2. Alamo Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 583 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 18, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.