Yorba Cemetery

Yorba Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Yorba Linda, California, originally part of Bernardo Yorba's Rancho Cañón de Santa Ana. It was deeded to the County of Orange in 1967.^[2]

Yorba Cemetery
Details
Established	1858
Location	6749 Parkwood Court, Yorba Linda, California
Country	United States
Coordinates	33°51′53″N 117°47′01″W[1]
Type	Public
Owned by	Orange County, California
Size	40,000 square feet (3,700 m2)
No. of graves	between 120 and 600
Find a Grave	Yorba Cemetery

In 1858, the 40,000 square-foot plot of land was willed to the Catholic Church by Bernardo Yorba, as a burial ground to serve Yorba's family and friends. The last official burial occurred in 1939.^[2] There is also an even older burial ground north of the cemetery.^{[citation needed]}

Burials

Don Bernardo Yorba, a wealthy Californio ranchero, founded the cemetery.

It is one of the oldest private cemeteries in the state of California.^[3] Many members of prominent Californio families such as the Yorba, de los Reyes, Peralta, Dominguez, and Navarro families are buried at the cemetery.^[2] The exact number of burials at this cemetery is unknown, but it is estimated between 120 graves (that were identified as of 1993) and up to some 600 graves.^[3]

The Pink Lady

According to local legend, a ghost referred to as "The Pink Lady" appears at the cemetery on June 15.^[4] Some sources say that she is Alvina de los Reyes,^[5] a descendant of the Yorba family,^[6] and that she was killed in a buggy accident while returning from a dance at Valencia High School. There are no official reports of the ghost's appearance since the 1980s.^[7][8] Although the ghost herself has not been photographed, energy fields at the cemetery have.^[9]

See also

• Yorba Hacienda