There are currently about 3,000 known burials in the Buena Vista Cemetery. There are a large number of graves of "Unknowns" and many buried there whose name is known but the location of the burial plot is not known. The earliest date on a grave marker is June 1855 but there may be burials in the cemetery from an earlier date. The earliest burials in Murphys are known to be in an area known as Brewery Gulch, near the intersection of Main Street and French Gulch Road. The townspeople that died during a smallpox epidemic during 1851 are said to have been buried there but there is no evidence remaining of who is buried at that location.
Buena Vista Cemetery is rural in atmosphere with wild turkeys and deer often seen in the cemetery. Local people use the quiet cemetery road for walking their dogs or just strolling with friends.
To read the list of known burials, as of June 6, 2023, Click Here Many of the burials are known to be in the cemetery, but the actual plot location is not known since the grave was not marked.
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Murphys Cemetery District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Murphys Cemetery District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
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Murphys Cemetery District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
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