Eureka City Cemetery

The Eureka City Cemetery, near Eureka, Utah, was established at its current location in 1894.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

Eureka City Cemetery
Nearest cityEureka, Utah
Coordinates39°56′42″N 112°08′46″W
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1894
MPSTintic Mining District MRA
NRHP reference No.79003469[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 1979

Its National Register nomination write-up notes that cemeteries are not usually listed on the National Register, but asserts that, as an exception, "the Eureka Cemetery represents an integral part of.the Tintic Mining District. Its contents provide insights into the types of people, cultures and social organisations thatinhabited the area. Grave stones reveal nationality, as well as various cultural symbolisms which reflect values, dates of death also aid in identifying periods of disease and misfortune. In addition, various fraternal organizations have separate plots which aid in understanding their role as, in part, seeing to a decent burial for their members."[2]

It is located to the west of Eureka.[2]

It is located southwest of Eureka off U.S. Route 6.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Philip. F. Notarianni (October 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic Resources of the Tintic Mining District". National Park Service. Retrieved June 12, 2019. (Linked text is extract from full document here. Eureka City Cemetery covered at page 1 in appendix: Individual Sites in the Tintic Multi Resource District.) With accompanying photo of Masonic sub-cemetery from 1977.
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