About The Cemetery
“On a serene hillside road nestled in a charming residential area of old summer cottages and new construction, a white picket fence surrounds the Hacienda Cemetery in New Almaden. Located on the east bank of the Arroyo de Los Alamitos Creek, it provides the final resting place of the New Almaden Quicksilver miners and their families who lived in the hills northeast of the cemetery in Cornish and Spanish Towns from the early 1850s to the 1920s.”
– Jeanne Lewis, Almaden Times Weekly
In 1974, California Pioneers of Santa Clara County member Gene Vennum donated the Hacienda Cemetery to our organization. The Pioneers, with the help of a Boy scout or two, have since been its caretaker. Visitors with permission may enter the cemetery to search for the final resting place of Bert Barrett’s arm.
In Grave Danger Committee
As stewards of our own cemetery and other cemeteries, we sponsor volunteer Restoration Days to keep cemeteries honorable. We research the histories of interred Pioneers, and reconstruct fallen memorials. We also locate lost or stolen headstones, then return them to where they belong. If you wish to help us in this ever-present need, contact us at SCCPioneers@gmail.com
Visit
Hacienda Cemetery is private property, open to the public on most days. To plan a visit or group tour, please contact us through the button below.
Group, VIP and company tours can be arranged. A $100 or greater donation payable to the California Pioneers of Santa Clara County is requested for group tours. This funding helps us keep the cemetery in good condition for future visitors.
21480 Bertram Road, New Almaden, San Jose, CA 95120 (map & directions)
This is your national treasure! (One of two owned by the California Pioneers of Santa Clara County.)
The cemetery is included in:
National Register of Historic Places # NHL 66000236.
State of California State Landmark plaque # P571.
State of California Registered Point of Historical Interest # SCL-052.
State of California Historic Landmark District # CA-SCl-405H (P-43-000411).
Santa Clara County Heritage Resource Inventory.
City of San José Landmark – Historic Resources Inventory SJHLC/PBE 2009.