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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

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Alpine County

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Amador County

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Calaveras County

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Colusa County

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Contra Costa County

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Del Norte County

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El Dorado County

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Fresno County

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Glenn County

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Humboldt County

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Imperial County

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Inyo County

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Kern County

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Kings County

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Lake County

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Lassen County

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  • Lassen Cemetery, Susanville (also known as Lassen County Cemetery; and as Susanville New Cemetery)[8]
  • Susanville Cemetery, Susanville (closed since 1918, although nearly 100 additional burials occurred since then)[8]

Los Angeles County

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Madera County

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Mariposa County

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Marin County

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Modoc County

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Mono County

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Monterey County

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Napa County

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Nevada County

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Orange County

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Placer County

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Plumas County

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Riverside County

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Sacramento County

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San Benito County

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San Bernardino County

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San Diego County

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San Francisco County

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San Joaquin County

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San Luis Obispo County

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San Mateo County

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Santa Barbara County

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Santa Clara County

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Santa Cruz County

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Shasta County

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Sierra County

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Siskiyou County

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Solano County

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Sonoma County

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Stanislaus County

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Sutter County

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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

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Yolo County

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Yuba County

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Cathedral Mausoleum – Cathedral of Christ the Light". www.ctlcathedral.org.
  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. ^ a b c d 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. ^ Philibert-Ortega, Gena (2007). Cemeteries of the Eastern Sierra. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Press (Images of America). p. 45. ISBN 978-0738547862.
  8. ^ a b Lassen County Cemeteries (accessed 8 October 2019)
  9. ^ a b c d Schipske, Gerrie (2016). "Images of America Series". Historic Cemeteries of Long Beach. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1467117135.
  10. ^ "Carson cemetery desecrated by thieves and vandals". ABC7 Los Angeles. January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  11. ^ "City of Claremont: Oak Park Cemetery". Archived from the original on May 27, 2014.
  12. ^ Brown, Kailyn (May 16, 2021). "In Compton, the fate of a cemetery hangs in the balance". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "Visit the Yosemite Cemetery (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  14. ^ "Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary | Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery". Dignity Memorial.
  15. ^ "California Gazetteer".
  16. ^ "Point of Historic Interest in Taylorsville, California: Taylorsville Cemetery". noehill.com.
  17. ^ "Plumas Museum" (PDF).
  18. ^ Dowd, Katie (June 16, 2016). "Historic asylums and sanitariums of Northern California". SFGATE. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  19. ^ Nolte, Carl (November 25, 2006). "San Francisco: Merchant seamen forgotten in death, Mariners' cemetery buried in debris, used as parking lot". SFGATE. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  20. ^ "San Joaquin Cemetery Stockton, CA – Catholic Cemeteries Diocese of Stockton". www.sjcemeteries.com.
  21. ^ Fredricks, Darold (July 21, 2014). "Italian Cemetery of Colma". San Mateo Daily Journal. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  22. ^ "Cemeteries of the Counties of San Francisco and San Mateo". San Francisco Genealogy. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  23. ^ a b Lichtenstein, Bea (2005). "Images of America Series". Cemeteries of Santa Clara. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0738530130.
  24. ^ "Santa Clara Mission Cemetery: A Ministry of the Jesuit Community" (PDF). Santa Clara University. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2018.
  25. ^ Bliss, Traci; Brown, Randall (2020). Evergreen Cemetery of Santa Cruz. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Press (The History Press). ISBN 978-1467143868.
  26. ^ "Cemeteries". www.oakdaleriverbank.com.
  27. ^ 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
  28. ^ 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
  29. ^ Ritsch, Massie "Volunteers Restore History at Cemetery" Los Angeles Times 13 June 1999. Accessed 14 December 2013
  30. ^ Baker, David R. (February 9, 1996). "Commission Backs Plans for 162-Acre Cemetery". Los Angeles Times.
  31. ^ 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
  32. ^ 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
  33. ^ Marsh, Carissa "Governor signs bill allowing Simi to build new cemetery" Simi Valley Acorn 18 July 2008. Accessed 14 December 2013
  34. ^ McCartney, Patrick "Simi Valley : County Backs State Status for Cemetery" Los Angeles Times 16 April 1992. Accessed 14 December 2013
  35. ^ Wilson, Kathleen "Cemetery trustees want to find out where bodies are buried" Ventura County Star 12 December 2013. Accessed 15 December 2013
  36. ^ 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.
  37. ^ "Davis Cemetery District & Arboretum – One of California's historic cemeteries, in existence for 160 years". daviscemetery.org.
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