Placerville Union

Placerville Union Cemetery is the oldest active cemetery in Placerville. It has been in continuous use since its establishment in 1871. There are many prominent Placerville citizens buried there because it was founded by six fraternal organizations.

Prior to 2005, the cemetery was operated by a private corporation. It had become difficult for this group to maintain the cemetery because of restrictions on the use of the Endowment Care Fund. The State of California Cemetery Board made a request to the City of Placerville and to the County of El Dorado for one of these two public agencies to assume control and care of the cemetery; otherwise, the State warned, it would be shut down, the gates would be locked and there would be no further burials. Although the cemetery is located inside the City and is a valuable community asset, it was fiscally infeasible for the City to assume maintenance responsibilities at that time. Therefore, the only viable alternative was for the County to assume responsibility. In 2005, the City and the County of El Dorado reached an agreement whereby the County would accept responsibility for grounds and maintenance, plus the sale of plots and interments, and the City would pay for the water and public safety. The land was deeded to the County in October 2006.

The Placerville Union Cemetery encompasses 4.75 acres and includes over 6,000 ground plots. Approximately 95% of the plots are used or have been purchased for future use; however, a field survey and inventory is necessary to determine the exact number and if there might be any plots available for sale in the future.

Placerville Union Cemetery Photos of the 2006 Clean Up Effort.

See the full panoramic view of the Placerville Union Cemetery:
  
[Photo Courtesy of Jill Naumann]

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There are a few individuals who wish to sell their plots. For information on these please call the cemetery administration office. There are a few small plots available for cremated remains in the Sequoia Urn Garden.

The Placerville Union Cemetery also has five separate public structures, which house crypts and niches for above ground burial. Currently, there are 39 crypts (18 of these are tandem crypts which means two coffins per unit) and 2 niches for sale in the newer “Sierra View” mausoleum There are also 13 crypts and 38 niches available in the older “Garden Crypts and Niches” mausoleum.

Fee Schedule

Address:
650 Bee Street
Placerville, CA 95667 

Map: 
Placerville Union Layout
Cemetery Administration Office only