Oakwood Memorial Park (Santa Cruz, California)
| Oakwood Memorial Park | |
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 Interactive map of Oakwood Memorial Park | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1908 (age 117–118) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 36°59′31″N 121°59′07″W / 36.9919°N 121.9853°W |
| Owned by | Independent Order of Odd Fellows |
| Website | scmemorial |
| Find a Grave | Oakwood Memorial Park |
Oakwood Memorial Park, also known as the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, is a cemetery located at 3301 Paul Sweet Road in Santa Cruz, California, and was established in 1908.[1] On site is the Oakwood Chapel.
History
The Oakwood Memorial Park location of this cemetery used to be part of Rancho Encinalitos, a Spanish land grant, which was later partitioned into Rancho Arroyoita which held Sacramenta Castro's adobe home.[2] In 1908, a group of Protestant ministers from 12 local churches purchased the land.
In 1956, the Odd Fellows Cemetery Association purchased the land.[2] The Santa Cruz Memorial Park cemetery, founded in 1862, and located at 1927 Ocean Street is connected now by the same management, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF).[3][4]
Notable internments
- William Vincent Lucas (1835–1921), Republican politician[5]
See also
References
- ^ Clark, Donald Thomas (1986). Santa Cruz County Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. Santa Cruz Historical Trust. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-940283-00-8.
- ^ a b Rensch, Hero Eugene; Rensch, Ethel Grace; Hoover, Mildred Brooke (1966). Historic Spots in California. Stanford University Press. p. 474. ISBN 978-0-8047-0079-5.
- ^ Chase, John; Gregory, Daniel Platt (2005). The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture. Kestrel Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-940283-14-5.
- ^ "Funerals: Marketing gives new life to an age-old industry". Santa Cruz Sentinel. July 28, 2002. p. 50. Retrieved 2025-09-10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried: A Directory Containing More Than Twenty Thousand Names of Notable Persons Buried in American Cemeteries, with Listings of Many Prominent People who Were Cremated. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 301. ISBN 978-0-8063-4823-0.