[1] This cemetery is divided into many sections, including the Japanese, Chinese, Chileans, African American, Jewish, Babies’, Masonic, Odd Fellows, the Grand Army of the Republic, and a Potter's field for the indigent or unknown deceased.

[1] Many burials for the Marysville-area are now held at Sierra View Memorial Park in Olivehurst, California.

[2] In 1855, the Jewish portion of the cemetery is located in the southeast corner and was formed by the Marysville Hebrew Benevolent Society and their fundraising efforts through the 1860s.

[3] Many of the gravestones are in Hebrew and list the place of birth as either Prussia or Germany; the exception being the graves of children born in California.

[1][5] Many survivors of the Donner Party can be found at this cemetery,[1] including Charles Covillaud and Harriet Frances Murphy Nye.