About Scales Cemetery
Scales Cemetery is a cemetery near Downieville, Sierra County, California. It lies about 9.5 mi east of Downieville. The grounds sit at about 4,111 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2792130. The nearest other listed cemetery is Brandy City Cemetery, about 4.5 mi to the south. The nearest mortuary we know of is Hooper and Weaver Mortuary in Nevada City, about 24 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
39.59877, -120.99859
What Scales 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
- Brandy City CemeteryDownieville, CAMunicipal cemetery4.5 mi
- Port Wine CemeteryDownieville, CACemetery5.0 mi
- La Porte CemeteryDownieville, CACemetery5.7 mi
- Eureka CemeteryDownieville, CACemetery5.8 mi
- Morristown CemeteryDownieville, CACemetery6.2 mi
- Strawberry Valley CemeteryChallenge-Brownsville, CACemetery6.7 mi
- Goodyears Bar CemeteryDownieville, CACemetery7.3 mi
- Saint Louis CemeteryDownieville, CACemetery7.6 mi
- Sleighville House CemeteryDownieville, CACemetery8.8 mi
- Downieville CemeteryDownieville, CACemetery9.5 mi
Funeral homes near Scales Cemetery
- Hooper and Weaver Mortuary24 miMortuary · Nevada City · (530) 265-2429
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