The Eureka City Cemetery (or Eureka Cemetery), located west of Eureka, Utah, United States, was established at its current location in 1894 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1979.
Description The cemetery's NRHP nomination write-up notes that cemeteries are not usually listed on the NRHP, 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." (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 .
It is located to the west of Eureka, off U.S. Route 6.
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Juab County, Utah Fitch Cemetery, a nearby private cemetery that is also listed on the NRHP
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