About Yosemite Pioneer Cemetery
Yosemite Pioneer Cemetery is a cemetery near Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, California. It lies about 0.8 mi southeast of Yosemite Valley. The grounds sit at about 3,993 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Galen Clark, James Mason Hutchings and Florence Hutchings. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2792076. It is one of 24 cemeteries we list in Mariposa County, and no other listed cemetery lies within 10 miles. 1 of the 24 listings in Mariposa County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Yosemite Valley. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Yosemite Pioneer Cemetery
Among them: 1 business leader, 1 scientist, 1 writer.
- Galen Clark1814-1910Canadian-born American conservationist, writer and botanist
- James Mason Hutchings1820-1902American businessman
- Florence Hutchings1864-1881US mountain guide
- Gabriel Sovulewski1866-1938U.S. Army sergeant and Yosemite trail supervisor
People whose Wikidata entry gives Yosemite Pioneer 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 Yosemite Pioneer 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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