Alhambra Pioneer Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 38.018380, -122.145208
County: Contra Costa
Record count: 3,729

Ownership: City of Martinez, CA

Directions: Located within the nortwest portion of Martinez city limits, about 1/2 mile west of downtown Martinez, along the north side of Carquinez Scenic Dr., opposite of St. Catherine Of Siena Catholic Cemetery.

Background: Alhambra Pioneer Cemetery was established in 1850, originally named, "Martinez Cemetery". The City of Martinez took over operation of Alhambra Cemetery (5 acres) in the mid 1970’s and Potter’s Field (3 acres) from Contra Costa County in 1992.

There are an estimated 5,500 people (and a few animals) buried in Alhambra Cemetery, numerous undocumented and many without headstones. The City inherited incomplete burial records from the Alhambra Cemetery Association (1869-1969). It is also alleged that the County purged many of Potter’s Field records in the 1920’s. An exact number of burials may never be known.

Documents

• 
  Civil War Veterans Burials, published by City of Martinez
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  Decedent List, published by City of Martinez
• 
  Potter's Field Decedent List, published by City of Martinez

Burial Records

• View All Transcriptions Combined, 3,729 records
  • City of Martinez Records, by Interment.net, November 8, 2017, (3,577 records)
  • Potter's Field Burials, by Interment.net, November 8, 2017, (152 records)

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