The cemetery believed to be the Valley's second oldest (other than Mission San Fernando Rey) accepted burials from about 1870 to 1939 and contains some 750 graves. Recently the San Fernando Valley Historical Society took over ownership.

Once known as Morningside Cemetery, the four-acre plot at Foothill Boulevard and Bledsoe Avenue has been designated as both a city cultural-historic monument and a state historic landmark. A new page on the historical society's website describes the Pioneer Cemetery story.

Information on many more historic sites in the Valley can be found on the Links page.