About Independence Cemetery
Independence Cemetery is a cemetery near Lone Pine, Inyo County, California. It lies about 15 mi southeast of Lone Pine. The grounds sit at about 3,921 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Mary DeDecker, James Shepherd and John Shepherd. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1667224. The nearest other listed cemetery is Old Independence Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Mount Whitney Funeral Home in Lone Pine, about 15 mi away. It is one of 20 cemeteries we list in Inyo County, and 2 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 20 listings in Inyo County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Lone Pine. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Independence Cemetery
Among them: 1 scientist, 1 writer.
- Mary DeDecker1909-2000American botanist and conservationist
- James Shepherd1820-1884American pioneer in Inyo County, California
- John Shepherd1833-1908California pioneer
- Thomas Jefferson Goodale1830-1894Owens Valley homesteader
- William L. Hunter1878-1920Inyo County recorder and Sierra Nevada mountaineer
- William Lyle Hunter1843-1902California pioneer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Independence 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
36.80049, -118.19482
What Independence 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
Funeral homes near Independence Cemetery
- Mount Whitney Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Lone Pine · (760) 876-5657
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