About Sunnyside Cemetery
Sunnyside Cemetery is a cemetery near Signal Hill, Los Angeles County, California. It lies about 0.6 mi east of Signal Hill. The grounds sit at about 69 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including Edward Lincoln Abel, Nelson W. Ward and Ray R. Clark. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 250106. The nearest mortuary we know of is Stricklin/Snively Mortuary in Long Beach, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 101 cemeteries we list in Los Angeles County, and 18 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Los Angeles County dates to 1860. 20 of the 101 listings in Los Angeles County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Signal Hill. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Sunnyside Cemetery
Among them: 1 artist, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 physician.
- Edward Lincoln Abel1860-1926American politician
- Nelson W. Ward1837-1929United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Ray R. Clark1872-1926American mayor
- Don Wallace1898-1985American radio personality
- George Brown1910-2005American film pioneer and special effects artist
- Ethel Dougan1898-1976American artist
- Wesley H. Dickinson1921-1966American herpetologist
- William Lawrence Woodruff1860-1910Physician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Sunnyside 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
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What Sunnyside 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.
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Funeral homes near Sunnyside Cemetery
- Stricklin/Snively Mortuary1.0 miMortuary · Long Beach · (562) 426-3365
- Polk Funeral & Cremation Service1.5 miCremation provider · Long Beach · (562) 287-5810
- Long Beach Colonial Mortuary2.1 miMortuary · Long Beach · (562) 436-1601
- McKenzie Mortuary Services2.4 miMortuary · Long Beach · (562) 203-6841
- Belmont Heights Funeral Center2.6 miFuneral home · Long Beach · (562) 439-3100
- Burials At Sea By Captain Johnnie Lee3.1 miFuneral home · Long Beach · (310) 387-0587
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