Visiting Agnews Historical Cemetery & Museum

The Agnews Historical Cemetery Museum is open for visits on Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Contact Information

Main: 408-615-3790
Fax: 408-244-8660
Email: cemetery@santaclaraca.gov

About Agnews Historic Cemetery

• This cemetery was first used after 1906, with burials continuing through the 1960s.
• There are no burials from the 1906 earthquake at this cemetery.
• Forty-one of the earthquake victims from Agnews are buried at Mission City Memorial Park, located on Winchester Boulevard.
• There is a dedicatory plaque to these earthquake victims located near the Mission City Memorial Park offices.

About the Museum

• A museum to remember the lives of the people that worked and lived at the Agnews State Hospital and later Agnews Developmental Center from 1888 to 2009.
• Artifacts and photos of the past are displayed for the public to view.

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