Long Beach Municipal Cemetery, is a cemetery established as early as 1901 and located at the northwest corner of Willow Street and Orange Avenue in Signal Hill, California.[1][2] It is located next door, and east of Sunnyside Cemetery.[1] It was formerly known as Long Beach Signal Hill Cemetery, and also known as Long Beach Cemetery.[1] Many of the Municipal Cemetery's records were destroyed in a 1936 fire.[3]
| Long Beach Municipal Cemetery | |
|---|---|
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| Details | |
| Established | c. 1901 |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 33°48′16″N 118°10′37″W / 33.80447°N 118.17692°W |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | City of Long Beach |
| Size | 4.3 ha (11 acres) |
| Website | https://www.longbeach.gov/park/park-and-facilities/directory/long-beach-municipal-cemetery/ |
| Find a Grave | Long Beach Municipal Cemetery |
Notable burials
editMany of the early pioneer families of the city are buried here.[4] Other burials include:
- W.L. Cuthbert, the first Long Beach city health official
- William Erwin Willmore, founder of Willmore City[4][5]
- Alexander H. Jones, politician who served as a Congressional Representative from North Carolina
- Milton F. Neece, died 1878, oldest known grave[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Schipske, Gerrie (2016-09-19). Historic Cemeteries of Long Beach. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4396-5765-2.
- ^ Keister, Douglas (2010-05-01). Forever L.A.: A Field Guide To Los Angeles Area Cemeteries & Their Residents. Gibbs Smith. p. 246. ISBN 978-1-4236-1653-5.
- ^ a b Schipske, Gerrie (11 May 2017). "Why We Had Two Sunnyside Cemeteries". Beachcomber.
- ^ a b Los Angeles in the 1930s: The WPA Guide to the City of Angels. Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration. University of California Press. 2011-04-05. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-520-94886-0.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Schipske, Gerrie (2011). Early Long Beach. Arcadia Publishing. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-7385-7577-3.