Mount Tamalpais Cemetery is located in San Rafael, California.

[1] The cemetery was founded by Dr. Henry A. Dubois, Jr. An ordinance had been passed in the 1870s that prohibited any burials within the towns limits.

Dr DuBois attended a town hall meeting where he among many others offered bids to start up a new cemetery.

DuBois' bid of $13,000 for a part of his ranch was the ultimate winner.

After hiring around 40 men, most of who were Chinese Laborers, the cemetery was finally completed in August 1879.