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.
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
- Park Lawn Memorial Park (Commerce, California)[4]
- Pleasanton Memorial Gardens Cemetery, also known as IOOF Cemetery, Pleasanton Pioneer Cemetery, Pleasanton[5]
- Roselawn Cemetery, also known as Masonic Cemetery, Livermore
- 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[6]
- Saint Mary Cemetery, Oakland
Contra Costa County
Fresno County
Inyo County
Kern County
Lake County
Lassen County
- Lassen Cemetery, Susanville (also known as Lassen County Cemetery; also known as Susanville New Cemetery)[7]
- Susanville Cemetery, Susanville (closed since 1918, although nearly 100 additional burials occurred since then)[7]
Los Angeles County
- 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
- 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
- Oak Park Cemetery, Claremont[9]
- 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
- 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 Cemetery, Santa Monica
Mariposa County
Monterey County
Orange County
Plumas County
- Big Flat Cemetery, Seneca[10]
- Taylorsville Cemetery, Taylorsville[11]
- Whispering Pines Cemetery, Beckwourth[12]
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 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[13]
San Luis Obispo County
San Mateo County
Santa Barbara County
Santa Clara County
Solano County
Sonoma County
Sutter County
Ventura County
- Bardsdale Cemetery, Bardsdale[17]
- Conejo Mountain Funeral Home, Memorial Park and Crematory, Camarillo
- Hueneme Masonic Cemetery, Oxnard[17][18]
- Mount Sinai Simi Valley, Simi Valley[19]
- Nordhoff Cemetery, Ojai[20]
- Oxnard Japanese Cemetery, Oxnard[21]
- Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley
- Santa Paula Cemetery, Santa Paula[17]
- Simi Valley Public Cemetery, includes El Rancho Simi Pioneer Cemetery, Simi Valley[22][23][20][24][25]
References
- For references related to individual interments see articles for the particular individuals.
- "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.
- Lassen County Cemeteries (accessed 8 October 2019)
- 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
- "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.
- 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 Commuity" (PDF). Santa Clara University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-03.
- "Cemeteries". www.oakdaleriverbank.com.
- 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.
- 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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