| Desert Memorial Park | |
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| Details | |
| Established | October 31, 1956 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 33°49′04″N 116°26′34″W / 33.8177965°N 116.4427901°W[1] |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | Palm Springs Cemetery District |
| Website | Official Site |
| Find a Grave | Desert Memorial Park |
| The Political Graveyard | Desert Memorial Park |
Desert Memorial Park is a cemetery in Cathedral City, California, United States, near Palm Springs.[2] Opening in 1956 and receiving its first interment in 1957,[3] it is maintained by the Palm Springs Cemetery District.[4] The District also maintains the Welwood Murray Cemetery in Palm Springs.[5]
- ^ "USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)". Archived from the original on 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ Brooks, Patricia; Brooks, Jonathan (2006). "Chapter 8: East L.A. and the Desert". Laid to Rest in California: a guide to the cemeteries and grave sites of the rich and famous. Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot Press. pp. 238–245. ISBN 978-0762741014. OCLC 70284362.
- ^ The Palm Springs Cemetery District itself was covers 504 square miles, including Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Thousand Palms, and Rancho Mirage. See: Robinson, Nancy (1992). Palm Springs History Handbook. Palm Springs, CA: Palm Springs Public Library. p. 7. OCLC 31595834.
- ^ The Palm Springs Cemetery District is a Special District established under California's Special District Law. See: Kimia Mizany and April Manatt, California Senate Local Government Committee, What's So Special About Special Districts? A Citizen's Guide to Special Districts in California (Third Edition) Archived 2011-07-04 at the Wayback Machine 2002
- ^ "Palm Springs Cemetery District". Archived from the original on 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2011-06-30.