
Rocklin Cemetery's earliest burials date back to the Gold Rush era of the 1850's; miners worked the Secret Ravine area (across Hwy 80) which is in close proximity to the burial grounds. In the early years the cemetery's land was state owned. In 1889 the burial grounds were granted to the Masons and Oddfellows Lodge, and then forty years later in 1929 the grounds became part of a public cemetery district in Placer County. There have been approximately 4,500 recorded burials at the cemetery since the 1850's. The names of the older tombstones reflect the waves of immigration from Ireland, Finland, England, Japan (and other countries) who came to California to work in the gold mines, quarry the large quantity of granite, work on the railroad, and ranch and farm the fertile lands in Placer County.
The cemetery is located on 4090 Kannasto Street, Rocklin, California.
Rocklin Cemetery is a historic public cemetery, located at 4090 Kannasto Street in Rocklin, Placer County, California.
History
Rocklin Cemetery's early history is unknown. However there are two theories; its first burial around 1850, during the Gold Rush-era community of Secret Ravine or alternatively its first burial was in 1864 when a missing railroad worker was found dead. From 1893 to 1903, the Ruhkala family quarry (founded by Finnish immigrant Matt Ruhkala), made granite monuments, building materials and gravestones and was located adjacent of the cemetery and was later moved nearby.
In 1889, the Masons and Oddfellows Lodge acquired the cemetery. Since 1929, Rocklin Cemetery has been operated as a public cemetery.
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