The Visalia Cemetery is a public cemetery. The first burial recorded at the Visalia Cemetery was on September 7, 1860. Since that time the Cemetery has grown and improved while protecting its’ heritage and keeping history intact. The Cemetery sits within 68 acres in a park-like-setting.
Our special District currently has three cemeteries, Visalia Public Cemetery District, Elbow Creek Cemetery, and Lone Oak Cemetery. Currently, Visalia Public Cemetery is the only burying Cemetery. Our Cemetery district provides burial services for those residents within our jurisdictional boundaries and anyone with eligible rights established by the Health & Safety Code Section 8893 & 8894. Call the cemetery office for more information. (see map).
Our boundaries include Visalia, Goshen, Ivanhoe. Visalia Public Cemetery is an Endowment Care District.
Visalia Public Cemetery is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Visalia Public Cemetery
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Visalia Public Cemetery has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Visalia Public Cemetery regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.