Lone Tree Cemetery is a , active, nonprofit cemetery, mausoleum and columbarium complex in unincorporated Fairview, California, adjacent to the city of Hayward. The site was first established in 1868. The cemetery has hosted, since 1903, the oldest continuous Memorial Day celebration in southern Alameda County. "Cooper denied Memorial Day address", Hayward Daily Review, May 27, 2006 It contains a memorial to 73 soldiers from Hayward, Castro Valley and San Lorenzo who died in the Vietnam War, "Fairview cemetery seeking families of Vietnam casualties", Oroville Mercury Register 08/26/07 and a memorial to Alameda County Sheriff's Deputies and police officers from cities in the county.
Notable burials Medal of Honor recipients Robert McDonald (1822–1901), for action in the American Indian Wars with the 5th Infantry RegimentBellevue Vets Others Charlie Becker (1887–1968), actor who played the "Mayor of Munchkinland" in The Wizard of OzResting Places William Dutton Hayward, namesake of the city of HaywardThe Argus Bob Sweikert (1926–1956), racing driver, 1955 Indianapolis 500 championTri-City Voice Pete Knight (1903–1937), 1930s rodeo championBrian Brennan (May 6, 1997). Cowboy legacy: Poet refused to let bronc rider's memory die. Calgary Herald (reinterred in 1960 at Greenwood Cemetery in Hot Springs, Arkansas)
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External links
Cemetery website