About Eureka Cemetery
Eureka Cemetery is a cemetery near Downieville, Sierra County, California. It lies about 5.0 mi southeast of Downieville. The grounds sit at about 5,171 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 259974. The nearest other listed cemetery is Morristown Cemetery, about 2.9 mi to the north. It is one of 21 cemeteries we list in Sierra County, and 13 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
39.61181, -120.89041
What Eureka 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
- Morristown CemeteryDownieville, CACemetery2.9 mi
- Downieville CemeteryDownieville, CACemetery4.6 mi
- Port Wine CemeteryDownieville, CACemetery4.7 mi
- Goodyears Bar CemeteryDownieville, CACemetery4.9 mi
- Scales CemeteryDownieville, CACemetery5.8 mi
- Poker Flat CemeteryDownieville, CACemetery6.1 mi
- Saint Louis CemeteryDownieville, CACemetery6.3 mi
- La Porte CemeteryDownieville, CACemetery6.9 mi
- Howland Flat Catholic CemeteryDownieville, CACatholic cemetery7.2 mi
- Pine Grove CemeteryDownieville, CACemetery7.3 mi
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
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