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Our Story

A gravesite plaque for Mary Graves Clarke, member of the Donner Party, dates 1827–1891.

Every story has a beginning. This is ours…

HOW IT ALL BEGAN

The Visalia Cemetery is a public cemetery. The first burial recorded at the Visalia Cemetery was on September 7, 1860. Since that time the Cemetery has grown and improved while protecting its’ heritage and keeping history intact. The Cemetery sits within 68 acres in a park-like-setting.

Our special District currently has three cemeteries, Visalia Public Cemetery District, Elbow Creek Cemetery, and Lone Oak Cemetery. Currently, Visalia Public Cemetery is the only burying Cemetery.  Our Cemetery district provides burial services for those residents within our jurisdictional boundaries and anyone with eligible rights established by the Health & Safety Code Section 8893 & 8894. Call the cemetery office for more information. (see map).

Our boundaries include  Visalia, Goshen, Ivanhoe.  Visalia Public Cemetery is an Endowment Care District.

Two people in historical attire beside a memorial with flags in a cemetery.
May contain: gravestone, tomb, and plaque
Lone Oak Cemetery
A cemetery headstone with names, in a dry field under clear skies.
Elbow Creek Cemetery
A cemetery with tombstones and trees under a cloudy sky.
Section A-1 taken from behind Firemen’s Memorial
A map of the Visalia Public Cemetery District showing roads, cemetery locations, and boundary lines.
Two people in historical attire beside a memorial with flags in a cemetery.
May contain: gravestone, tomb, and plaque
A cemetery headstone with names, in a dry field under clear skies.
A cemetery with tombstones and trees under a cloudy sky.
A map of the Visalia Public Cemetery District showing roads, cemetery locations, and boundary lines.
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