Section 8125 Of Part 2. Public Cemeteries From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 8. >> Part 2.

. Incorporated cities, and for unincorporated towns the supervisors of the county, may survey, lay out, and dedicate for burial purposes not exceeding five acres of public lands situated in or near the city or town. The survey, description, and a certified copy of the order made constituting the land a cemetery shall be recorded in the recorder's office of the county in which it is located.