[1] As early as 1852, the Marysville Hebrew Benevolent Society was founded and their bylaws stated, "The funds of the society shall be appropriated as follows: relief to the poor, needy, sick, and the burial of the dead of the Hebrew persuasion in Marysville and vicinity.

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

[4] In the early 1900s, the Marysville Hebrew Benevolent Society disbanded.

[5] In 1962, The Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks in the West was formed to help with education, and restoration for all of the Jewish cemeteries in Gold County.

[1][5] Other 19th-century Jewish cemeteries in Northern California are located at: