Oak Hill Cemetery
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Oak Hill Cemetery

Also known as Hanks Exchange Cemetery

Placerville, El Dorado County, California, USA

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  • Get directions Pleasant Valley Rd
    Placerville, California 95667 United States
    Coordinates: 38.67690, -120.74810
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Oak Hill Cemetery is located about 2000 feet west of where Cedar Ravine Road meets Pleasant Valley Road south of Placerville. The cemetery is not visible from the roadway and you must park your vehicle at the bottom of the hill and walk up. The cemetery sits on top of a knoll.

In the cemetery there is a plaque noting the original site of the Oak Hill School, from 1858-1886. There are numerous unnamed headstones with the name "Pioneer Grave" especially on the west side along the fence. The oldest existing headstone is Carl Desselman who died in 1867 at the age of 40. However, the cemetery was in use before then. Most likely there are older graves that are now unmarked as wooden markers were normal during the early years and have long since disappeared.

The cemetery is still in use today, mostly by family members.



Oak Hill Cemetery is located about 2000 feet west of where Cedar Ravine Road meets Pleasant Valley Road south of Placerville. The cemetery is not visible from the roadway and you must park your vehicle at the bottom of the hill and walk up. The cemetery sits on top of a knoll.

In the cemetery there is a plaque noting the original site of the Oak Hill School, from 1858-1886. There are numerous unnamed headstones with the name "Pioneer Grave" especially on the west side along the fence. The oldest existing headstone is Carl Desselman who died in 1867 at the age of 40. However, the cemetery was in use before then. Most likely there are older graves that are now unmarked as wooden markers were normal during the early years and have long since disappeared.

The cemetery is still in use today, mostly by family members.



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  • Added: 1 Jan 2000
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