List of cemeteries in California
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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[]
- , Oakland[1]
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, Fremont
- Centerville Pioneer Cemetery (also known as Centerville Presbyterian Cemetery), Fremont
- , Oakland[2]
- Chapel of the Chimes, Hayward
- Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland
- , 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
- [4]
- , also known as IOOF Cemetery, Pleasanton Pioneer Cemetery, Pleasanton[5]
- , also known as Masonic Cemetery, Livermore
- , also known as San Lorenzo Pioneer Cemetery, San Lorenzo (managed by the Hayward Area Historical Society)
- , Pleasanton[6]
- Saint Mary Cemetery, Oakland
Alpine County[]
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Amador County[]
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Colusa County[]
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Contra Costa County[]
Del Norte County[]
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El Dorado County[]
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Fresno County[]
Glenn County[]
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Humboldt County[]
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Imperial County[]
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Inyo County[]
Kern County[]
Kings County[]
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Lake County[]
Lassen County[]
- Lassen Cemetery, Susanville (also known as Lassen County Cemetery; also known as Susanville New Cemetery)[9]
- Susanville Cemetery, Susanville (closed since 1918, although nearly 100 additional burials occurred since then)[9]
Los Angeles County[]
- [10]
- Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles
- 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 (opened 1855)
- Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale
- Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery, Los Angeles
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Long Beach[10]
- 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
- Los Angeles National Cemetery, West Los Angeles
- Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles
- Mount Zion Cemetery, East Los Angeles
- [10]
- 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, a.k.a., El Monte Memorial Park or Savannah Pioneer Cemetery, Rosemead, California
- Sierra Madre Pioneer Cemetery, Sierra Madre
- [10]
- 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
Madera County[]
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Mariposa County[]
Marin County[]
- Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery, San Rafael
Modoc County[]
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Mono County[]
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Monterey County[]
Napa County[]
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Orange County[]
Plumas County[]
- Big Flat Cemetery, Seneca[13]
- Taylorsville Cemetery, Taylorsville[14]
- Whispering Pines Cemetery, Beckwourth[15]
Riverside County[]
Sacramento County[]
- Chung Wah Cemetery, Folsom, on the National Register of Historic Places
- Folsom Prison Burial Grounds Cemetery, Folsom
- Sacramento Historic City Cemetery (aka Old City Cemetery), Sacramento
- Sunset Lawn Chapel of the Chimes, Sacramento
San Benito County[]
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San Bernardino County[]
San Diego County[]
San Francisco City and County[]
- Grace Cathedral Columbarium
- Neptune Society Columbarium, San Francisco
- San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco
- West Coast Memorial to the Missing of World War II
San Joaquin County[]
- Stockton State Hospital Cemetery, Stockton
- San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery, Stockton[16]
San Luis Obispo County[]
San Mateo County[]
- Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma
- Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno
- Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma
- Holy Cross Cemetery, Menlo Park
- Olivet Memorial Park,[17][18] Colma
- Skylawn Memorial Park, San Mateo
- Union Cemetery, Redwood City, on the National Register of Historic Places
Santa Barbara County[]
Santa Clara County[]
- Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto
- Stanford Mausoleum, Stanford University
- , Santa Clara[19]
- Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose
- Santa Clara Mission Cemetery, Santa Clara[19][20]
Santa Cruz County[]
Shasta County[]
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Sierra County[]
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Siskiyou County[]
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Solano County[]
Sonoma County[]
Sonoma County has more than 100 cemeteries. Wikipedia editors chose to move this to a separate article and to reduce the reported number of cemeteries by about one-third.
Stanislaus County[]
Sutter County[]
Tehama County[]
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Trinity County[]
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Tulare County[]
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Tuolumne County[]
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Ventura County[]
- , Bardsdale[23]
- Conejo Mountain Funeral Home, Memorial Park and Crematory, Camarillo
- , Oxnard[23][24]
- Mount Sinai Simi Valley, Simi Valley[25]
- , Ojai[26]
- , Oxnard[27]
- Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley
- , Santa Paula[23]
- Simi Valley Public Cemetery, includes , Simi Valley[28][29][26][30][31]
Yolo County[]
Yuba County[]
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ "The Cathedral Mausoleum – Cathedral of Christ the Light". www.ctlcathedral.org.
- ^ "Oakland, CA: Chapel of Memories Columbarium Review". Bella Morte.
- ^ [Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose Cemetery Google Maps]
- ^ "Park Lawn Cemetery". www.parklawncemetery.net.
- ^ "Pleasanton Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Introduction". www.l-ags.org.
- ^ "St. Augustine's Catholic Church Cemetery, Introduction". www.l-ags.org.
- ^ Philibert-Ortega, Gena (2007). Cemeteries of the Eastern Sierra. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Press (Images of America). p. 45. ISBN 978-0738547862.
- ^ Manzanar Cemetery at Find a Grave
- ^ Jump up to: a b Lassen County Cemeteries (accessed 8 October 2019)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Schipske, Gerrie (2016). "Images of America Series". Historic Cemeteries of Long Beach. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1467117135.
- ^ City of Claremont: Oak Park Cemetery Archived 2014-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Brown, Kailyn (2021-05-16). "In Compton, the fate of a cemetery hangs in the balance". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ "California Gazetteer".
- ^ "Point of Historic Interest in Taylorsville, California: Taylorsville Cemetery". noehill.com.
- ^ "Plumas Museum" (PDF).
- ^ "San Joaquin Cemetery Stockton, CA – Catholic Cemeteries Diocese of Stockton". www.sjcemeteries.com.
- ^ "Olivet Memorial Park in Colma, California". Find A Grave Cemetery. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Cemeteries of the Counties of San Francisco and San Mateo". San Francisco Genealogy. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Lichtenstein, Bea (2005). "Images of America Series". Cemeteries of Santa Clara. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0738530130.
- ^ "Santa Clara Mission Cemetery: A Ministry of the Jesuit Community" (PDF). Santa Clara University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-03.
- ^ Bliss, Traci; Brown, Randall (2020). Evergreen Cemetery of Santa Cruz. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Press (The History Press). ISBN 978-1467143868.
- ^ "Cemeteries". www.oakdaleriverbank.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c 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
- ^ Baker, David R. (February 9, 1996). "Commission Backs Plans for 162-Acre Cemetery". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 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
- ^ Metcalfe, Coll (February 23, 1998). "A Grave Situation : Financial Crisis Threatens to Doom Simi Valley's Historic Public Cemetery". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Davis Cemetery District & Arboretum – One of California's historic cemeteries, in existence for 160 years". daviscemetery.org.
- Culbertson, Judi; Randall, Tom (1989). Permanent Californians: an illustrated guide to the cemeteries of California. Chelsea, VT: Chelsea Green. ISBN 978-0930031213. OCLC 19322965.
- Brooks, Patricia; Brooks, Jonathan (2006). Laid to Rest in California: a guide to the cemeteries and grave sites of the rich and famous. Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-0762741014. OCLC 70284362.
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