The Crocker Cemetery is one of two cemeteries in Big Pine. It began as a resting place for pioneers in the Owens Valley.
The earliest burials are believed to have been made in the late 1860’s with the oldest legible headstone dated 1874. James C. and Edwin M. Crocker gave the cemetery property for a token five-dollar gold piece to Oliver Allerton, Alice Ober, and B.W. Thomas, as Trustees for the people of the town of Big Pine on May 2, 1892. Many of the early wooden headstones and crosses have been lost to wind, rain, snow, earthquakes, and floods resulting in almost 200 unmarked graves. A “Pioneer Memorial” has been established to honor those who lie in graves whose markers simply state, “Unknown but not forgotten.”
Please be respectful as you wander about. The cache is NOT inside the cemetery grounds.
In order to find the actual geocache, please find the missing number by looking at the directory in the kiosk.
Final coords: N 37 09.ABC W 118 17.DEF
A=Jessie M. Amos F0_ (What number?)
B=Mildred Ruth Johnson B0_ (What number?)
C=Oma Piper C0_ (What number?)
D=Howard Stillwell F0_ (What number?)
E=Charles Stump H0_ (What number?)
F=Judith Vycykydal D0_ (What number?)