About Ferndale Cemetery
Ferndale Cemetery is a cemetery near Ferndale, Humboldt County, California. The grounds sit at about 161 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 7 notable people buried here, including Donald H. Clausen, Carl Pingitore and Elvira Buffington. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1702119. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Marys Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the east. The nearest mortuary we know of is Goble's Fortuna Mortuary in Fortuna, about 5.9 mi away. It is one of 34 cemeteries we list in Humboldt County, and 9 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Humboldt County dates to 1887. 2 of the 34 listings in Humboldt County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Ferndale. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Ferndale Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative.
- Donald H. Clausen1923-2015American politician
- Carl Pingitore1924-2008American film editor
- Elvira Buffington1805-1894Cornish immigrant
- Lemuel Church1826-1894
- Mary Baker1827-1918Walter Church's mother
- Merchant Baker1805-1877Mary Baker's father
- Walter Church1859-1930
People whose Wikidata entry gives Ferndale Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
40.57290, -124.26199
What Ferndale 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
- Saint Marys CemeteryFerndale, CACemetery0.4 mi
- Table Bluff CemeteryFortuna, CA · est. 1887Cemetery6.0 mi
- Saint Patrick's Catholic CemeteryHookton Cemetary Road, Loleta, CACatholic cemetery6.6 mi
- Rohnerville Pioneer CemeteryFortuna, CACemetery6.8 mi
- Sunrise CemeteryFortuna, CACemetery7.0 mi
- Catholic CemeteryHydesville, CACatholic cemetery7.2 mi
- Masons and Independent Order of Odd Fellows CemeteryHydesville, CACemetery7.4 mi
- Hydesville Independent Order of Odd Fellows CemeteryHydesville, CACemetery8.5 mi
- Hydesville CemeteryHydesville, CACemetery8.6 mi
- Sunset Memorial ParkBayview, CAMemorial park14 mi
Funeral homes near Ferndale Cemetery
- Goble's Fortuna Mortuary5.9 miMortuary · Fortuna · (707) 725-2294
- Humboldt Cremation and Funeral Services14 miFuneral home · Eureka · (707) 443-1104
- Sanders Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Eureka · (707) 442-2941
- Pierce Mortuary17 miMortuary · Eureka
- Ayres Family Cremation17 miCremation provider · Eureka · (707) 269-7160
- Paul's Chapel23 miFuneral home · Arcata · (707) 822-2445
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