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Milquatay Cemetery

Campo, San Diego County, California, USA

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  • Get directions Sheridan Road and Hwy 94
    Campo, California 91906 United States
    Coordinates: 32.62915, -116.45668
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Historically referred to the "Milquatay graveyard" in 1880 on the death and burial of young William McCain, son of George W. McCain, who settled at what became McCain Valley.

Milquatay Pioneer Cemetery was originally a family burying ground started about 1868 on private ranch land, and it was active from the late 1860s to the late 1890s. Following that, it fell into disrepair, having undergone severe damage and vandalism including broken and stolen headstones. The cemetery was eventually restored thanks to the hard work of the Mountain Empire Historical Society, who hosted a rededication in 2018.

BURIALS
Sometimes called Campo's "Boot Hill," this cemetery is the resting place of many early settlers of this area, many whom died horrible deaths at a time when most people here didn't die of old age, but instead from illness, accident, or even murder.

LOCATION
Located in Campo, California, south of Campo Rd. and east of Sheridan Rd. It is located inside the boundaries of the former Camp Lockett Army Base, across a cow pasture from Ortega Cemetery (which is across Sheridan Road from the Old Cavalry Stables).







Historically referred to the "Milquatay graveyard" in 1880 on the death and burial of young William McCain, son of George W. McCain, who settled at what became McCain Valley.

Milquatay Pioneer Cemetery was originally a family burying ground started about 1868 on private ranch land, and it was active from the late 1860s to the late 1890s. Following that, it fell into disrepair, having undergone severe damage and vandalism including broken and stolen headstones. The cemetery was eventually restored thanks to the hard work of the Mountain Empire Historical Society, who hosted a rededication in 2018.

BURIALS
Sometimes called Campo's "Boot Hill," this cemetery is the resting place of many early settlers of this area, many whom died horrible deaths at a time when most people here didn't die of old age, but instead from illness, accident, or even murder.

LOCATION
Located in Campo, California, south of Campo Rd. and east of Sheridan Rd. It is located inside the boundaries of the former Camp Lockett Army Base, across a cow pasture from Ortega Cemetery (which is across Sheridan Road from the Old Cavalry Stables).







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