List of cemeteries in California explained
This list of cemeteries in California includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable. It does not include pet cemeteries.
Alameda County
- Cathedral of Christ the Light Mausoleum, Oakland[1]
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, Fremont
- Centerville Pioneer Cemetery (also known as Centerville Presbyterian Cemetery), Fremont
- Chapel of Memories Columbarium, Oakland[2]
- Chapel of the Chimes, Hayward
- Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland
- Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose Cemetery, Fremont[3]
- Dublin Pioneer Cemetery, Dublin
- Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hayward
- Lone Tree Cemetery, Fairview
- Mount Eden Cemetery, Hayward
- Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland
- Pleasanton Memorial Gardens Cemetery, also known as IOOF Cemetery, Pleasanton Pioneer Cemetery, Pleasanton[4]
- Roselawn Cemetery, Livermore, also known as Masonic Cemetery
- San Lorenzo Pioneer Memorial Park, also known as San Lorenzo Pioneer Cemetery, San Lorenzo (managed by the Hayward Area Historical Society)
- Saint Augustines Cemetery, Pleasanton[5]
- Saint Mary Cemetery, Oakland
Amador County
Calaveras County
Contra Costa County
El Dorado County
Fresno County
Inyo County
Kern County
Lake County
Lassen County
- Lassen Cemetery, Susanville (also known as Lassen County Cemetery; and as Susanville New Cemetery)
- Susanville Cemetery, Susanville (closed since 1918, although nearly 100 additional burials occurred since then)[8]
Los Angeles County
- All Souls Cemetery (Long Beach, California)[9]
- Angeles Abbey Memorial Park, Compton
- Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles
- Artesia Cemetery, Cerritos
- Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Mausoleum, Downtown Los Angeles
- Chapel of the Pines Crematory, Los Angeles
- Chinese Cemetery of Los Angeles, East Los Angeles
- Eden Memorial Park Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles
- El Campo Santo Cemetery, City of Industry
- Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles
- First Jewish site in Los Angeles
- Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries
- Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale
- Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes
- Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, Culver City
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood
- Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City
- Home of Peace Cemetery, East Los Angeles
- Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood
- Joshua Memorial Park, Lancaster
- Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, Carson[10]
- Long Beach Municipal Cemetery, Signal Hill[9]
- Los Angeles National Cemetery, West Los Angeles
- Mission San Gabriel Arcángel Cemetery, Long Beach
- Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles
- Mount Zion Cemetery, East Los Angeles
- Oak Park Cemetery, Claremont[11]
- Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery, Chatsworth
- Odd Fellows Cemetery, Los Angeles
- Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation, North Hollywood, Los Angeles
- Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier
- San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills
- San Fernando Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
- Savannah Memorial Park, Rosemead, California
- Sierra Madre Pioneer Cemetery, Sierra Madre
- Spadra Cemetery, Pomona
- Sunnyside Cemetery, Long Beach[9]
- Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery, North Hollywood
- Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village
- Verdugo Hills Cemetery, Tujunga, Los Angeles
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Westwood
- Woodlawn Memorial Park, Compton[12]
- Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica
Mariposa County
Marin County
Monterey County
Napa County
Nevada County
Orange County
Placer County
Plumas County
Riverside County
See main article: List of cemeteries in Riverside County, California.
Sacramento County
San Bernardino County
See main article: List of cemeteries in San Bernardino County, California.
San Diego County
See main article: List of cemeteries in San Diego.
San Francisco County
- Golden Gate Cemetery (San Francisco, California), defunct city-owned cemetery
- Grace Cathedral Columbarium
- Lone Mountain Cemetery, defunct cemetery complex that included Laurel Hill Cemetery, Calvary Cemetery, Masonic Cemetery, and Odd Fellows Cemetery
- San Francisco Columbarium & Funeral Home, San Francisco
- San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco
- San Francisco Marine Hospital, was a former psychiatric hospital (operated from 1875 to 1912) with an adjacent cemetery, some of the graves are still visible as of 2006.[18] [19]
- West Coast Memorial to the Missing of World War II
San Joaquin County
San Luis Obispo County
San Mateo County
- Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma
- Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno
- Greenlawn Memorial Park, Colma
- Hills of Eternity Memorial Park, Colma
- Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma
- Holy Cross Cemetery, Menlo Park
- Home of Peace Cemetery, Colma
- The Italian Cemetery, Colma[21]
- Japanese Cemetery, Colma
- Olivet Gardens of Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma[22]
- Salem Memorial Park, Colma
- Skylawn Memorial Park, San Mateo
- Union Cemetery, Redwood City, on the National Register of Historic Places
- Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Colma
Santa Barbara County
Santa Clara County
Santa Cruz County
Shasta County
Solano County
Sonoma County
See main article: List of cemeteries in Sonoma County, California.
Stanislaus County
Sutter County
Trinity County
Tuolumne County
Ventura County
- Bardsdale Cemetery, Bardsdale[28]
- Conejo Mountain Funeral Home, Memorial Park and Crematory, Camarillo
- Hueneme Masonic Cemetery, Oxnard[28] [29]
- Mount Sinai Simi Valley, Simi Valley[30]
- Nordhoff Cemetery, Ojai[31]
- Oxnard Japanese Cemetery, Oxnard[32]
- Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley
- Santa Paula Cemetery, Santa Paula[28]
- Simi Valley Public Cemetery, includes El Rancho Simi Pioneer Cemetery, Simi Valley[33] [34] [31] [35] [36]
Yolo County
Yuba County
See also
References
- Book: Culbertson. Judi. Randall. Tom. Permanent Californians: an illustrated guide to the cemeteries of California. 1989. Chelsea Green. Chelsea, VT. 978-0930031213. 19322965. registration.
- Book: Brooks. Patricia. Laid to Rest in California: a guide to the cemeteries and grave sites of the rich and famous. 2006. Globe Pequot Press. Guilford, CT. 978-0762741014. Brooks . Jonathan . 70284362.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The Cathedral Mausoleum – Cathedral of Christ the Light. www.ctlcathedral.org.
- Web site: Oakland, CA: Chapel of Memories Columbarium Review. Bella Morte.
- Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose Cemetery Google Maps
- Web site: Pleasanton Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Introduction. www.l-ags.org.
- Web site: St. Augustine's Catholic Church Cemetery, Introduction. www.l-ags.org.
- Book: Levinson, Robert E. . The Jews in the California Gold Rush . . 1994 . 9780943376622.
- Book: Philibert-Ortega . Gena . Cemeteries of the Eastern Sierra . 2007 . Arcadia Press (Images of America) . Charleston, SC . 978-0738547862 . 45.
- http://www.tipurdy.org/archives/lassen-county-cemeteries/susanville-cemetery/ Lassen County Cemeteries (accessed 8 October 2019)
- Book: Schipske. Gerrie. Historic Cemeteries of Long Beach. 2016. Arcadia Publishing. Mount Pleasant, SC. 978-1467117135. Images of America Series.
- Web site: 2024-01-16 . Carson cemetery desecrated by thieves and vandals . 2024-01-20 . . en.
- Web site: City of Claremont: Oak Park Cemetery. https://web.archive.org/web/20140527203715/http://www.ci.claremont.ca.us/ps.municipalservices.cfm?ID=1765. dead. May 27, 2014.
- News: Brown. Kailyn. 2021-05-16. In Compton, the fate of a cemetery hangs in the balance. 2021-05-18. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
- Web site: Visit the Yosemite Cemetery (U.S. National Park Service). 2021-10-27. www.nps.gov. en.
- Web site: Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary | Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery. Dignity Memorial.
- Web site: California Gazetteer.
- Web site: Point of Historic Interest in Taylorsville, California: Taylorsville Cemetery. noehill.com.
- Web site: Plumas Museum.
- Web site: Dowd. Katie. 2016-06-16. Historic asylums and sanitariums of Northern California. 2021-12-19. SFGATE. en-US.
- Web site: Nolte. Carl. 2006-11-25. San Francisco: Merchant seamen forgotten in death, Mariners' cemetery buried in debris, used as parking lot. 2021-12-19. SFGATE. en-US.
- Web site: San Joaquin Cemetery Stockton, CA – Catholic Cemeteries Diocese of Stockton. www.sjcemeteries.com.
- Web site: Fredricks . Darold . July 21, 2014 . Italian Cemetery of Colma . 2023-02-17 . San Mateo Daily Journal . en.
- Web site: Cemeteries of the Counties of San Francisco and San Mateo. 10 February 2021. San Francisco Genealogy.
- Book: Lichtenstein. Bea. Cemeteries of Santa Clara. 2005. Arcadia Publishing. Mount Pleasant, SC. 978-0738530130. Images of America Series.
- Web site: Santa Clara Mission Cemetery: A Ministry of the Jesuit Community . Santa Clara University . https://web.archive.org/web/20180303050800/https://www.scu.edu/media/offices/human-resources/documents/benefits/Mission-Cemetery-PDF.pdf . 2018-03-03.
- Book: Bliss . Traci . Brown . Randall. Evergreen Cemetery of Santa Cruz . 2020 . Arcadia Press (The History Press) . Mount Pleasant, SC. 978-1467143868.
- Web site: Cemeteries. www.oakdaleriverbank.com.
- Web site: Colleen O'Sullivan . Walter Robb . October 1988 . [{{NRHP url|id=88000550}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lewiston Historic District ]. National Park Service. With
- Smith, Leo "History's Resting Place : The County's Cemeteries Can Be a Pathway That Leads Visitors Back Into Time" Los Angeles Times 11 February 1993. Accessed 14 December 2013
- Ritsch, Massie "Volunteers Restore History at Cemetery" Los Angeles Times 13 June 1999. Accessed 14 December 2013
- News: Commission Backs Plans for 162-Acre Cemetery. Los Angeles Times. February 9, 1996. David R.. Baker.
- Boyd-Barrett, Claudia "Wreaths at Nordhoff Cemetery in Ojai remember those who served" Ventura County Star 14 December 2013. Accessed 14 December 2013
- Soteros-McNamara, Liz "Not just another day of the dead: Members of the Japanese American Citizens League celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Oxnard Japanese Cemetery" Ventura County Reporter 15 May 2008. Accessed 14 December 2013
- Marsh, Carissa "Governor signs bill allowing Simi to build new cemetery" Simi Valley Acorn 18 July 2008. Accessed 14 December 2013
- McCartney, Patrick "Simi Valley : County Backs State Status for Cemetery" Los Angeles Times 16 April 1992. Accessed 14 December 2013
- Wilson, Kathleen "Cemetery trustees want to find out where bodies are buried" Ventura County Star 12 December 2013. Accessed 15 December 2013
- News: A Grave Situation : Financial Crisis Threatens to Doom Simi Valley's Historic Public Cemetery. Los Angeles Times. Coll. Metcalfe. February 23, 1998. 22 March 2017.
- Web site: Davis Cemetery District & Arboretum – One of California's historic cemeteries, in existence for 160 years. daviscemetery.org.