The story
Yorba Cemetery in Yorba Linda, California, was established in the 1860s on land of the Yorba family's Rancho Cañón de Santa Ana, making it one of Orange County's oldest cemeteries; closed to burials since 1939 and preserved within a county park, its weathered stones mark the region's Spanish and Mexican ranching families. Its enduring legend is the 'Pink Lady': a young woman in a pink dress said to appear among the graves on a June night in even-numbered years, variously identified in the telling with a girl who died young in the early 1900s — versions differ, and none is documented. The tradition became a genuine local event, with watchers gathering on the appointed nights, and county park staff have historically managed access for them. Reports beyond the Pink Lady are modest: cold spots, whispers and figures at dusk. The cemetery is a protected historic site normally viewable from its fence, with interior access limited to organised tours. These accounts should be presented as cherished local legend rather than fact, and the real families buried there treated with respect.