Location Verified
County Cemetery
Address
- Street:
- 14715 Van Avenue
- City:
- San Leandro
- State:
- California
- Zip Code:
- 94578
- County:
- Alameda
- Phone:
- 510-268-7300
Location
- GPS Coordinates:
- 37.717575, -122.122826
- Maps:
Facts
- Also Known As:
- Unknown
- Active:
- No
- Condition:
- Poor
- Established:
- Unknown
- First/Oldest Burial:
- Unknown
- Affiliation:
- Indigent/Potters Field
- Access Type:
- Private
- Historic Site:
- Unknown
- Website:
- None
- Cemetery Map:
- None
- Notes:
Alameda County Coroner
480 Fourth Street
Oakland, CA
94607
(510) 268-7300
This Potter's Field is in a secluded, hilly area adjacent to Mount Calvary Cemetery. A path marks the boundary between the two properties; there is no fence or gate separating them. Weathered wooden crosses mark most graves in this area, many broken or burned.
There is conflicting information regarding this cemetery. One source claims that there are two Potter's Fields at this location—one located beyond a large wooden cross and another inaccessible on the north side of Mount Calvary, behind a locked gate in a chain-link fence. However, the dense vegetation along the fence line makes it difficult to determine where one field ends and the other begins, suggesting that there may be just one Potter's Field.
It is said that there used to be multiple crosses marking the graves. Still, according to the same source that mentioned the two separate Potter's Fields, the county removed the small crosses some time ago and replaced them with a single cross to memorialize all those buried there. Memorial to all who were buried there.
Last Update
- 30 October 2024
