[1] This was the first Jewish cemetery in the Gold Rush region.

The cemetery was founded by the Hebrew Benevolent Society and is mostly the graves of European-born Jews who emigrated to the Gold Country.

[2][4] 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.

[3] The Mother Lode Jewish Community has an annual clean up day, when they visit the cemetery as a group and maintain the space.

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