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Yorba Cemetery

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Yorba Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Yorba Linda, California, originally part of Bernardo Yorba's Rancho Cañón de Santa Ana. It was deeded to the County of Orange in 1967.In 1858, the hundred-square-foot plot of land was willed to the Catholic Church by Bernardo Yorba, as a burial ground to serve Yorba's family and friends. The last official burial occurred in 1939. There is also an even older burial ground north of the cemetery.BurialsMany members of prominent Californio families such as the Yorba, de los Reyes, Peralta, Dominguez, and Navarro families are buried at the cemetery.The Pink LadyAccording to local legend, a ghost referred to as "The Pink Lady" appears at the cemetery on June 15. Some sources say that she is Alvina de los Reyes, a descendant of the Yorba family, and that she was killed in a buggy accident while returning from a dance at Valencia High School. There are no official reports of the ghost's appearance since the 1980s. Although the ghost herself has not been photographed, energy fields at the cemetery have.



"Yorba Cemetery only open during scheduled tours: 10 a.m.-11 a.m., first Saturday of each month, except May."
Address: Anaheim 92886
Phone: (714) 285-5540
State: CA
City: Anaheim
Zip Code: 92886
categories: landmark & historical place, cemetery


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Reviews
One of the first places s I met friends as a young teenager after moving to Yorba Linda, CA. We'd meet there late at night probably snuck out after mom was asleep and talk about all things important and wondrous for that age. We'd hunker down in a shallow unmarked grave that we supposed had been dug up by robbers. While looking back now it seems quite sacrilegious at the time it was mysterious and exciting.
It feels strange, in some way, to rate a graveyard 5 stars. I mean, who am I to judge the final resting place of some 400 people? Well, judge their spot I shall not. It is the tour of this oldest cemetery in Orange County that here falls under scrutiny, and wow, that tour is PHENOMONAL. Melanie and her Mother, affectionately referred to during parts of the tour as "Vanna", were intensely informative, resolutely respectful and fantastically funny. The wife and I had a Saturday morning double date here with our son and his betrothed. We were all rapt from the beginning of the tour until the end. Melanie has so much local knowledge to share, knowledge buffered by the presence of several family members of the interred. The history imparted during the tour bolstered our pride in the place we call Home, Anaheim Hills, or Peralta Hills as it was once known. We look forward to attending the tour the day before Mother's Day which promises not only the presence of even more family members, but also the attendance and input to be shared by members of the original Native American tribe of the area. It will NOT be a day to be missed.
This is a beautiful, small, historic cemetery located in a lovely park. It's a nice place to sit and reflect.
GARCIA= I Have many Family members from my Dads side there= Ernest Sonny Garcia
It is really cool to see such an old site.
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