West Neighborhood Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 32.881186, -114.829119
County: Imperial
Record count: 0

Ownership: Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior

Directions: To reach Tumco, take Interstate 8 to County Highway S34 (also marked as the exit to Ogilby and Blythe). S34 lies about 15 miles west of the Arizona border. Head north on S34 for about 8.5 miles. You will come to the intersection of Gold Rock Ranch road. There is a sign here marking the entrance to Hedges - Tumco Mine, as well as the Gold Rock Ranch R.V. Park. Tumco is on the east side of S34. Head east on Gold Rock Ranch road and you will be taken to the trail head.

You cannot drive into Tumco itself. The town is accessible only by foot. At the trailhead there is a map and history of the town. A trail takes you past the various sites.

Background: Hedges had maintained two cemeteries. There was one within the town limits, and is referred to as "West Neighborhood Cemetery", which was the primary burial ground in Hedges/Tumco in the BLM Trail Guide. The other is located outside of town limits, adjacent to the old trash dump, and is now being called "Hedges Cemetery" on Google Maps. According to the proprietor of the Gold Rock Ranch R.V. Park, which lies just 1 mile west of Hedges, the former cemetery contains Protestant burials, while the latter was used by Catholics.

West Neighborhood Cemetery lies in the neighborhood area of the Hedges - Tumco Mining town. There appears to be 15 graves, though there could have been more.

None of the graves have inscriptions.