List of cemeteries in California

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.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

• Alameda
• Alpine
• Amador
• Butte
• Calaveras
• Colusa
• Contra Costa
• Del Norte
• El Dorado
• Fresno
• Glenn
• Humboldt
• Imperial
• Inyo
• Kern
• Kings
• Lake
• Lassen
• Los Angeles
• Madera
• Marin
• Mariposa
• Mendocino
• Merced
• Modoc
• Mono
• Monterey
• Napa
• Nevada
• Orange
• Placer
• Plumas
• Riverside
• Sacramento
• San Benito
• San Bernardino
• San Diego
• San Francisco
• San Joaquin
• San Luis Obispo
• San Mateo
• Santa Barbara
• Santa Clara
• Santa Cruz
• Shasta
• Sierra
• Siskiyou
• Solano
• Sonoma
• Stanislaus
• Sutter
• Tehama
• Trinity
• Tulare
• Tuolumne
• Ventura
• Yolo
• Yuba
• See also
• References
• External links

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

• Jackson Pioneer Jewish Cemetery, Jackson

Calaveras County

• Mokelumne Hill Pioneer Jewish Cemetery, Mokelumne Hill ^[6]
• Pioneer Cemetery (San Andreas, California)

Contra Costa County

• Oakmont Memorial Park, Pleasant Hill
• Rolling Hills Memorial Park, Richmond

El Dorado County

• Placerville Pioneer Jewish Cemetery, Placerville ^[6]
• Placerville Union Cemetery, Placerville

Fresno County

• Ararat Cemetery, Fresno
• Belmont Memorial Park, Fresno
• Mountain View Cemetery, Fresno

Humboldt County

• Sunset Memorial Park, Eureka
• Greenwood Cemetery, Arcata ^[7]

Inyo County

• Manzanar Cemetery, Manzanar ^[8]

Kern County

• Bakersfield National Cemetery, Arvin

Lake County

• Lower Lake Cemetery, Lower Lake

Lassen County

• Lassen Cemetery, Susanville (also known as Lassen County Cemetery; and as Susanville New Cemetery) ^[9]
• Susanville Cemetery, Susanville (closed since 1918, although nearly 100 additional burials occurred since then) ^[9]

Los Angeles County

• All Souls Cemetery (Long Beach, California) ^[10]
• 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
  • 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
• Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, Carson ^[11]
• Long Beach Municipal Cemetery, Signal Hill ^[10]
• 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 ^[12]
• 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 ^[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 ^[13]
• Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica

Mariposa County

• St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rectory and Cemetery, Mariposa
• Yosemite Cemetery, Yosemite Village ^[14]

Marin County

• Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery, San Rafael
• Mount Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael
• Tomales Presbyterian Church and Cemetery, Tomales

Monterey County

• Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
• San Carlos Cemetery (Monterey, California)

Napa County

• St. Helena Public Cemetery, St. Helena
• Tulocay Cemetery, Napa

Nevada County

• Grass Valley Pioneer Jewish Cemetery (or Shaar Zedek), Grass Valley ^[6]
• Nevada City Jewish Cemetery, Nevada City
• Pioneer Cemetery (Nevada City, California)

Orange County

• Anaheim Cemetery, Anaheim
• Christ Cathedral Memorial Gardens, Garden Grove
• Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana ^[15]
• Mission San Juan Capistrano Cemetery, San Juan Capistrano
• Pacific View Memorial Park, Corona del Mar
• Yorba Cemetery, Yorba Linda

Placer County

• Colfax District Cemetery, Colfax
• Rocklin Cemetery, Rocklin

Plumas County

• Big Flat Cemetery, Seneca ^[16]
• Taylorsville Cemetery, Taylorsville ^[17]
• Whispering Pines Cemetery, Beckwourth ^[18]

Riverside County

Main article: List of cemeteries in Riverside County, California

Sacramento County

• Chevra Kaddisha Cemetery, Sacramento; listed as a California Historical Landmark, first Jewish cemetery in the state
• Chung Wah Cemetery, Folsom; on the National Register of Historic Places
• East Lawn Memorial Park, East Sacramento
• Folsom Prison Burial Grounds Cemetery, Folsom
• Home of Peace Cemetery, Sacramento
• New Helvetia Cemetery, East Sacramento; first cemetery in the city (operated 1845 to 1912)
• Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento; also known as "Old City Cemetery"
• Sunset Lawn Chapel of the Chimes, Sacramento

San Bernardino County

Main article: List of cemeteries in San Bernardino County, California

San Diego County

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. ^{[19] [20]}
• West Coast Memorial to the Missing of World War II

San Joaquin County

• Cherokee Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Lodi ^[21]
• Stockton State Hospital Cemetery, Stockton
• San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery, Stockton ^[22]
• Woodbridge Masonic Cemetery, Woodbridge ^[23]

San Luis Obispo County

• Old Santa Rosa Catholic Church and Cemetery, Cambria

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 ^[24]
• Japanese Cemetery, Colma
• Olivet Gardens of Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma ^[25]
• 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 Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara

Santa Clara County

• Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto
• Stanford Mausoleum, Stanford University
• Mission City Memorial Park, Santa Clara ^[26]
• Santa Clara Mission Cemetery, Santa Clara ^{[26] [27]}
• Calvary Catholic Cemetery, San Jose
• Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose

Santa Cruz County

• Evergreen Cemetery (Santa Cruz, California) ^[28]
• Oakwood Memorial Park (Santa Cruz, California)
• Santa Cruz Memorial Park Cemetery, Santa Cruz, California
• Home of Peace Cemetery (Santa Cruz, California)

Shasta County

• Jewish Cemetery, Shasta ^[6]

Solano County

• Sacramento Valley National Cemetery, near Dixon

Sonoma County

Main article: List of cemeteries in Sonoma County, California

Stanislaus County

• Valley Home Memorial Park, Oakdale ^[29]

Sutter County

• Sutter Cemetery, Sutter

Trinity County

• Lewiston Pioneer Cemetery in Lewiston Historic District, Lewiston; NRHP-listed ^[30]

Tulare County

• Tulare Public Cemetery, Tulare ^[31]

Tuolumne County

• Sonora Hebrew Cemetery, Sonora

Ventura County

• Bardsdale Cemetery, Bardsdale ^[32]
• Conejo Mountain Funeral Home, Memorial Park and Crematory, Camarillo
• Hueneme Masonic Cemetery, Oxnard ^{[32] [33]}
• Mount Sinai Simi Valley, Simi Valley ^[34]
• Nordhoff Cemetery, Ojai ^[35]
• Oxnard Japanese Cemetery, Oxnard ^[36]
• Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley
• Santa Paula Cemetery, Santa Paula ^[32]
• Simi Valley Public Cemetery, includes El Rancho Simi Pioneer Cemetery, Simi Valley ^{[37] [38] [35] [39] [40]}

Yolo County

• Davis Cemetery and Arboretum, Davis ^[41]

Yuba County

• Marysville Cemetery, Marysville
• Marysville Hebrew Cemetery, Marysville

See also

• List of cemeteries in the United States
• Pioneer cemetery

References

For references related to individual interments, see articles for the particular individuals.

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2. "Oakland, CA: Chapel of Memories Columbarium Review". Bella Morte.
3. [Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose Cemetery Google Maps]
4. "Pleasanton Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Introduction". www.l-ags.org.
5. "St. Augustine's Catholic Church Cemetery, Introduction". www.l-ags.org.
6. Levinson, Robert E. (1994). The Jews in the California Gold Rush. Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks, Judah L. Magnes Museum. ISBN   9780943376622.
7. https://greenwoodcemeteryarcata.org/
8. Philibert-Ortega, Gena (2007). Cemeteries of the Eastern Sierra. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Press (Images of America). p. 45. ISBN   978-0738547862.
9. Lassen County Cemeteries (accessed 8 October 2019)
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14. "Visit the Yosemite Cemetery (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
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16. "California Gazetteer".
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18. "Plumas Museum" (PDF).
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21. "Cherokee Memorial Park and Funeral Home". www.cherokeememorial.com.
22. "San Joaquin Cemetery Stockton, CA – Catholic Cemeteries Diocese of Stockton". www.sjcemeteries.com.
23. https://www.lodinews.com/news/article_0f375086-a9fb-54ce-8a83-25f0f0e640e1.html
24. Fredricks, Darold (July 21, 2014). "Italian Cemetery of Colma". San Mateo Daily Journal. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
25. "Cemeteries of the Counties of San Francisco and San Mateo". San Francisco Genealogy. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
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27. "Santa Clara Mission Cemetery: A Ministry of the Jesuit Community" (PDF). Santa Clara University. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2018.
28. Bliss, Traci; Brown, Randall (2020). Evergreen Cemetery of Santa Cruz. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Press (The History Press). ISBN   978-1467143868.
29. "Cemeteries". www.oakdaleriverbank.com.
30. Colleen O'Sullivan; Walter Robb (October 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lewiston Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 24 photos from 1987
31. https://www.tularecemetery.net/
32. 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
33. Ritsch, Massie "Volunteers Restore History at Cemetery" Los Angeles Times 13 June 1999. Accessed 14 December 2013
34. Baker, David R. (February 9, 1996). "Commission Backs Plans for 162-Acre Cemetery". Los Angeles Times .
35. Boyd-Barrett, Claudia "Wreaths at Nordhoff Cemetery in Ojai remember those who served" Ventura County Star 14 December 2013. Accessed 14 December 2013
36. 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
37. Marsh, Carissa "Governor signs bill allowing Simi to build new cemetery" Simi Valley Acorn 18 July 2008. Accessed 14 December 2013
38. McCartney, Patrick "Simi Valley : County Backs State Status for Cemetery" Los Angeles Times 16 April 1992. Accessed 14 December 2013
39. Wilson, Kathleen "Cemetery trustees want to find out where bodies are buried" Ventura County Star 12 December 2013. Accessed 15 December 2013
40. Metcalfe, Coll (February 23, 1998). "A Grave Situation : Financial Crisis Threatens to Doom Simi Valley's Historic Public Cemetery". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 22, 2017.
41. "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.

External links

• California Cemetery Records at Interment.net website
• El Dorado County Pioneer Cemeteries Commission website
• California Cemeteries list from U. S. Geological Survey