About Stockton Rural Cemetery
Stockton Rural Cemetery is a cemetery near Stockton, San Joaquin County, California. It lies about 1.5 mi south of Stockton. The grounds sit at about 20 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 17 notable people buried here, including Russ Meyer, James Budd and Benjamin Holt. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 235506. The nearest other listed cemetery is San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Casa Bonita Funeral Home & Event Center in Stockton, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 26 cemeteries we list in San Joaquin County, and 7 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Stockton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Stockton Rural Cemetery
Among them: 3 US representatives, 3 writers, 2 actors, 2 business leaders, 2 governors, 1 artist, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 inventor or engineer.
- Russ Meyer1922-2004American film director and photographer
- James Budd1851-1908Governor of California
- Benjamin Holt1849-1920American inventor
- Olympe Bradna1920-2012Dancer, actress
- John Cummins Edwards1804-1888US Democrat politician, Missouri
- David S. Terry1823-1889American judge
- James A. Louttit1848-1906American politician
- Peter Singleton Wilkes1827-1900American politician
- George S. Evans1826-1883Union Army general; California politician
- George H. Tinkham1849-1945American historian
- Morgan Noble1817-1857American politician
- Sarah Althea Hill1850-1937American socialite, mistress of Sen. William Sharon
Show all 17 notable burials
- Elizabeth A. Wilbur1873-1927American poet
- Gertrude Elliott1864-1915
- John C. Holbrook1808-1900American cleric
- Charles Adolfus Vogelsang1859-1939American fish and game official
- Samuel L. Terry1855-1885American lawyer and legislator
People whose Wikidata entry gives Stockton Rural 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.
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What Stockton Rural 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
- San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery1900 Cemetery Lane, Stockton, CACatholic cemetery0.5 mi
- Hebrew CemeteryStockton, CAJewish cemetery1.2 mi
- Chinese CemeteryFrench Camp, CACemetery6.8 mi
- Adas Yeshuran CemeteryFrench Camp, CACemetery7.0 mi
- Ahayas Achim CemeteryFrench Camp, CACemetery7.1 mi
- Park View CemeteryFrench Camp, CACemetery8.8 mi
- Collegeville CemeteryStockton, CACemetery9.3 mi
- Lodi Memorial Park and CemeteryLodi, CAMemorial park11 mi
- Linden CemeteryLinden, CACemetery11 mi
- Woodbridge Masonic CemeteryWoodbridge, CACemetery12 mi
Funeral homes near Stockton Rural Cemetery
- Casa Bonita Funeral Home & Event Center0.3 miFuneral home · Stockton · (209) 942-2500
- Cunningham Funeral Services0.8 miFuneral home · Stockton · (209) 465-3500
- Frisbie-Warren & Carroll Mortuary1.2 miMortuary · Stockton · (209) 464-4711
- Family Owned Stockton Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Stockton · (209) 851-3694
- Dignity Funerals Cremations1.4 miFuneral home · Stockton
- Deyoung Memorial Chapel1.4 miFuneral chapel · Stockton · (209) 466-8075
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