About Porterville Cemetery
Porterville Cemetery is a cemetery near Porterville, Tulare County, California. It lies about 1.2 mi west of Porterville. The grounds sit at about 492 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Harry Quinn, John Benjamin Hockett and Thomas McIntyre. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1835772. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Myers Funeral Service & Crematory in Porterville, about 1.4 mi away. It is one of 25 cemeteries we list in Tulare County, and 6 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 25 listings in Tulare County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Porterville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Porterville Cemetery
- Harry Quinn1843-1932Irish-born Tulare County sheep-owner (1843-1932), namesake of Quinn Horse Camp
- John Benjamin Hockett1827-1898California stockman and trail builder associated with the 1862-1864 Hockett Trail
- Thomas McIntyre1859-1900Tulare County stock raiser associated with McIntyre Creek (Kaweah) (1859-?)
People whose Wikidata entry gives Porterville 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
36.06523, -118.99510
What Porterville 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
- Hillcrest Memorial CemeteryPorterville, CACemetery0.1 mi
- Vandalia CemeteryPorterville, CACemetery2.0 mi
- Saint Anns CemeteryPorterville, CACemetery2.6 mi
- Frazier Valley CemeteryPorterville, CACemetery6.0 mi
- Zion Lutheran Church CemeteryTerra Bella, CALutheran cemetery6.1 mi
- Crabtree - Globe CemeteryEast Porterville, CACemetery9.1 mi
- Olive CemeteryLindsay, CACemetery10 mi
- Springville CemeteryPorterville, CACemetery11 mi
Funeral homes near Porterville Cemetery
- Myers Funeral Service & Crematory1.4 miCremation provider · Porterville · (559) 784-5454
- Porterville Monument Works1.5 miMonument dealer · Porterville · (559) 784-6009
- Porterville Funeral and Cremation Center2.4 miCremation provider · Porterville · (559) 784-6485
- Myers Funeral Service11 miFuneral home · Lindsay · (559) 562-7015
- Webb Sanders Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Lindsay · (559) 562-3084
- Smith Family Chapel18 miFuneral home · Exeter · (559) 592-9119
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