Santa Maria Cemetery District (Santa Maria, California)

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1501 S. College Drive
Santa Maria, CA 93454
(805) 925-4595

The I.O.O.F. and F. & A.M. Cemetery was started July 9, 1883 by the I.O.O.F. Lodge in conjunction with the F.& A.M. Lodge.
At that time the property was considered to be outside of the downtown area far enough that it wouldn't be in the way of planned growth.
The town was already encroaching on a cemetery that was started in 1872 called Thornburg-Jones Cemetery.
In 1884 the Thornburg-Jones Cemetery was moved to the new I.O.O.F. and F.&A.M. location. Removal of all remains was completed by 1886.

The Santa Maria Cemetery District was established August 6, 1917, in response to a petition signed by the required number of qualified electors in the District.
The Cemetery was organized as a Special District in and for the County of Santa Barbara.

The Santa Maria Cemetery District proper consists of approximately 35.5 acres in the city of Santa Maria. The District is bordered by Stowell Rd. on the North and Battles Rd. on the South. College Dr. borders the East side with residences and business properties on the West side.

There is an additional 44.5 acres [South Lawn] to the South, across Battles.
In use is only about 5 acres. It is a relatively new section and now handles most of the services since the cemetery is running out of available plots.
The South Lawn is bordered by Battles on the North side, College on the East side, Newlove on the West side and Strawberry Fields on the South side.