Lone Tree Cemetery (Fairview, California)

Lone Tree Cemetery is a 42-acre (17 ha), active, nonprofit cemetery, mausoleum and columbarium complex in unincorporated Fairview, California, adjacent to the city of Hayward. The site was first established in 1868.[2] The cemetery has hosted, since 1903, the oldest continuous Memorial Day celebration in southern Alameda County.[3] It contains a memorial to 73 soldiers from Hayward, Castro Valley and San Lorenzo who died in the Vietnam War,[4] and a memorial to Alameda County Sheriff's Deputies and police officers from cities in the county.[5]

Lone Tree Cemetery
Original "Lone Tree"[1]
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Established1868
Location
Hayward, Alameda County, California
Coordinates37°40′29″N 122°02′58″W / 37.67472°N 122.04944°W / 37.67472; -122.04944
No. of interments5,600+
WebsiteOfficial
Find a GraveLone Tree Cemetery

Notable burials

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References

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  1. ^ newsbank.com
  2. ^ "Lone Tree Cemetery". Lone Tree Cemetery. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
  3. ^ [1] "Cooper denied Memorial Day address", Hayward Daily Review, May 27, 2006
  4. ^ "Fairview cemetery seeking families of Vietnam casualties - Oroville Mercury Register". Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2012-06-07. "Fairview cemetery seeking families of Vietnam casualties", Oroville Mercury Register 08/26/07
  5. ^ "Hayward memorial honors fallen Alameda County heroes – California Beat". Californiabeat.org. 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
  6. ^ Bellevue Vets
  7. ^ Resting Places
  8. ^ The Argus
  9. ^ Tri-City Voice
  10. ^ Brian Brennan (May 6, 1997). Cowboy legacy: Poet refused to let bronc rider's memory die. Calgary Herald
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