About Alleghany Cemetery
Alleghany Cemetery is a cemetery near Downieville, Sierra County, California. It lies about 6.4 mi north of Downieville. The grounds sit at about 4,370 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2792126. The nearest other listed cemetery is Minnesota Flat Cemetery, about 1.5 mi to the southeast. The nearest mortuary we know of is Hooper and Weaver Mortuary in Nevada City, about 18 mi away. It is one of 21 cemeteries we list in Sierra County, and 11 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Downieville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
39.46699, -120.84282
What Alleghany Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Minnesota Flat CemeteryDownieville, CACemetery1.5 mi
- Forest City CemeteryDownieville, CAMunicipal cemetery1.6 mi
- Moores Flat CemeteryDownieville, CACemetery2.8 mi
- Graniteville CemeteryDownieville, CACemetery5.5 mi
- Goodyears Bar CemeteryDownieville, CACemetery5.5 mi
- Downieville CemeteryDownieville, CACemetery7.0 mi
- North Bloomfield CemeteryNevada City, CACemetery7.6 mi
- Relief Hill CemeteryNevada City, CACemetery7.8 mi
- Washington CemeteryNevada City, CACemetery7.9 mi
- Pike City CemeteryNevada City, CAMunicipal cemetery8.6 mi
Funeral homes near Alleghany Cemetery
- Hooper and Weaver Mortuary18 miMortuary · Nevada City · (530) 265-2429
- Chapel of the Angels Mortuary & Crematory21 miCremation provider · Grass Valley · (530) 273-2446
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Related guides
- How Are Cemetery Plots Organized?Sections, lots, rows and graves explained, plus how to read a cemetery map and a plot deed.
- How Deep Is a Grave?Where "six feet under" comes from, typical depths today, and what state rules actually require.
- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.