About Rough and Ready Cemetery
Rough and Ready Cemetery is a cemetery near Grass Valley, Nevada County, California. It lies about 4.1 mi east of Grass Valley. The grounds sit at about 1,988 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Florence Treadwell Boynton. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1682956. The nearest other listed cemetery is Greenwood Memorial Cemetery, about 3.3 mi to the east. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Chapel of the Angels Mortuary & Crematory in Grass Valley, about 4.4 mi away. It is one of 39 cemeteries we list in Nevada County, and 28 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Grass Valley. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Rough and Ready Cemetery
- Florence Treadwell Boynton1876-1962American educator
People whose Wikidata entry gives Rough and Ready 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
39.23156, -121.13551
What Rough and Ready 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
- Greenwood Memorial CemeteryGrass Valley, CACemetery3.3 mi
- Saint Patrick Catholic CemeteryGrass Valley, CACatholic cemetery3.4 mi
- Penn Valley CemeteryPenn Valley, CACemetery3.4 mi
- South Pleasant Valley CemeteryLake Wildwood, CACemetery3.7 mi
- Pleasant Valley CemeteryLake Wildwood, CACemetery3.8 mi
- Old Saint Patrick's Catholic CemeteryGrass Valley, CACatholic cemetery3.9 mi
- Old Grass Valley City CemeteryGrass Valley, CAMunicipal cemetery4.4 mi
- New Elm Ridge CemeteryGrass Valley, CACemetery4.5 mi
- Indian Springs CemeteryPenn Valley, CACemetery4.7 mi
- Kneebone CemeteryLake Wildwood, CACemetery5.2 mi
Funeral homes near Rough and Ready Cemetery
- Chapel of the Angels Mortuary & Crematory4.4 miCremation provider · Grass Valley · (530) 273-2446
- Hooper and Weaver Mortuary6.2 miMortuary · Nevada City · (530) 265-2429
- Calvary Chapel21 miFuneral home · Foresthill · (530) 367-3555
- Lassila Funeral Chapels22 miFuneral home · Auburn · (530) 885-6271
- Sierra Foothills Funeral Services23 miFuneral home · Auburn · (530) 889-0767
- Chapel of the Hills23 miFuneral chapel · Auburn · (530) 885-3773
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.