About Mottsville Cemetery
Mottsville Cemetery is a cemetery near Gardnerville, Douglas County, Nevada. It lies about 4.8 mi east of Gardnerville. The grounds sit at about 4,777 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Eliza Cook, Anna Neddenriep Dressler and Norman L. Melnikoff. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 860657. The nearest other listed cemetery is Captain George Donner Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is FitzHenry's Carson Valley Funeral Home in Minden, about 4.1 mi away. It is one of 7 cemeteries we list in Douglas County, and 7 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Gardnerville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mottsville Cemetery
Among them: 2 physicians.
- Eliza Cook1856-1947American physician and suffragist
- Anna Neddenriep Dressler1898-1987American rancher and civic leader
- Norman L. Melnikoff1942-2011Physician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Mottsville 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
38.93190, -119.83875
What Mottsville 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
- Captain George Donner CemeteryKingsbury, NVCemetery1.6 mi
- Gardnerville CemeteryGardnerville, NVCemetery4.3 mi
- Genoa CemeteryKingsbury, NVCemetery5.5 mi
- Washoe CemeteryGardnerville Ranchos, NVCemetery6.6 mi
- Happy Homestead CemeterySouth Lake Tahoe, CACemetery7.0 mi
- Eastside Memorial ParkEast Valley, NVMemorial park7.1 mi
- Fredericksburg CemeterySouth Lake Tahoe, CACemetery7.7 mi
- Jacks Valley CemeteryIndian Hills, NVCemetery11 mi
- Old Woodfords CemeterySouth Lake Tahoe, CACemetery11 mi
- Washoe CemeterySouth Lake Tahoe, CACemetery11 mi
Funeral homes near Mottsville Cemetery
- FitzHenry's Carson Valley Funeral Home4.1 miFuneral home · Minden · (775) 782-1999
- Walton's Funerals & Cremations - Gardnerville4.4 miFuneral home · Gardnerville · (775) 783-9312
- FitzHenry’s Carson Valley Funeral Home5.1 miFuneral home · Gardnerville
- Lake Tahoe Burial & Cremation Society8.0 miCremation provider · South Lake Tahoe · (530) 578-0171
- Eastside Funeral Home and Cremation8.5 miFuneral home · Minden · (775) 908-9225
- McFarlane Mortuary9.1 miMortuary · South Lake Tahoe · (530) 541-3095
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