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Yorba Linda in Orange County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

Yorba Cemetery

 
 
Yorba Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Kindig, June 22, 2008
1. Yorba Cemetery Marker
Inscription. In 1858, Don Bernardo Yorba, son of one of the first land grantees in Southern California and major landowner in his own right, set aside this land as a cemetery. For almost a century, members of many early California families were buried here.
 
Erected 1981 by Orange County Board of Supervisors and Orange County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 25.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
 
Location. 33° 51.896′ N, 117° 47.026′ W. Marker is in Yorba Linda, California, in Orange County. Marker is on Parkwood Court, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in Woodgate Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6749 Parkwood Court, Yorba Linda CA 92886, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. History Speaks Softly (a few steps from this marker); Site of Don Bernardo Yorba Hacienda (approx. 0.2 miles away); Roland E. Bigonger (approx. 0.8 miles away); Peralta Adobe (approx. 0.9 miles away); This Boulder (approx. one mile away); Space Shuttle Accident (approx. 1.9 miles away); Yorba Linda (approx. 2˝ miles away); Richard Nixon Birthplace (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorba Linda.
 
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Yorba Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Adam Margolis, April 14, 2022
2. Yorba Cemetery Marker
Yorba Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Adam Margolis, April 14, 2022
3. Yorba Cemetery Marker
The marker can be seen on the left.
Yorba Cemetery Marker and the Entrance to the Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Kindig, June 22, 2008
4. Yorba Cemetery Marker and the Entrance to the Cemetery
The Yorba Cemetery Entrance Stone image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Adam Margolis, April 14, 2022
5. The Yorba Cemetery Entrance Stone
This additional granite stone indicates the entrance to the cemetery.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 1,008 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on November 29, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   2, 3. submitted on April 14, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California.   4. submitted on November 29, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   5. submitted on April 14, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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