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California Cemetery Records Search | Find Graves, Burial Records & Locations

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State archive snapshot

1,321

California Cemeteries

915

Burial Records Indexed

59

Counties with Coverage

914

Veterans Buried in CA

Quick answer

How do I search California cemetery and burial records?

Start with the statewide search bar, then use county cards to narrow by place. Once the likely county is clear, move into cemetery pages for map and source context, then into burial pages for person-level research.

California research focus

Top signal: 1,321 mapped cemeteries across 59 counties.

Best next step: open a county card with strong cemetery depth or a notable cemetery page below.

Browse network

California County Clusters & Top Research Paths

Use these cluster cards when you want the fastest route into stronger county-level cemetery pages. Each group emphasizes a different search intent: broad cemetery browsing, deeper burial discovery, or long-tail local archive coverage.

Cluster lane

Emerging California archive counties

Smaller county archives that still surface useful cemetery pages and long-tail local search opportunities.

Alameda

35 cemeteries - 36 burial records - Notable: Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery

35

Alpine

5 cemeteries - 0 burial records - Notable: Fredericksburg Cemetery

5

Amador

30 cemeteries - 5 burial records - Notable: Sutter Creek Catholic Cemetery

30

Butte

39 cemeteries - 19 burial records - Notable: Memorial Park Cemetery

39

How to search this state

How to Find California Burial Records & Cemetery Information

California has a large cemetery footprint, and the fastest research path is to move from state overview to county directory and then into specific cemetery or burial searches. Use this sequence to reduce broad, low-context searching.

Method 01

Start with place-based search intent

  1. 1. Search a cemetery name, county name, or city hint tied to California.
  2. 2. Use county cards below when the search needs better local context.
  3. 3. Move into cemetery or burial pages only after the place looks right.

Method 02

Use county pages to avoid dead-end searching

  1. 1. Compare county cemetery totals, burial depth, and notable cemetery names.
  2. 2. Pick the strongest county page first instead of searching statewide again.
  3. 3. Return to this page only when you need a new county or cemetery lane.

State footprint

59

County archive paths currently organized for California research.

Largest archive layer

78

Cemeteries in the top county currently surfaced for this state archive.

Veteran-linked records

914

Person-level burial rows in this state currently carrying military branch context.

County archive index

California County Cemetery Directory

Each county card now includes cemetery totals, burial depth, a notable cemetery hint, and record-range context so the index works as real search content instead of a thin link wall.

States
A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T V Y

S

Sacramento 32

32 cemeteries, 49 records
Includes St Mary's Cemetery

Top cemetery page: St Mary's Cemetery
San Benito 8

8 cemeteries, 10 records
Includes Calvary Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Calvary Cemetery
San Bernardino 37

37 cemeteries, 17 records
Includes Bellevue Memorial Park

Top cemetery page: Bellevue Memorial Park
San Diego 64

64 cemeteries, 42 records
Includes El Camino Memorial Park

Top cemetery page: El Camino Memorial Park
San Francisco 2

2 cemeteries, 0 records
Includes San Francisco National Cemetery

Top cemetery page: San Francisco National Cemetery
San Joaquin 24

24 cemeteries, 28 records
Includes Tracy Public Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Tracy Public Cemetery
San Luis Obispo 16

16 cemeteries, 18 records
Includes Paso Robles District Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Paso Robles District Cemetery
San Mateo 25

25 cemeteries, 22 records
Includes Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
Santa Barbara 14

14 cemeteries, 18 records
Includes Lompoc Cemetery District

Top cemetery page: Lompoc Cemetery District
Santa Clara 15

15 cemeteries, 25 records
Includes Oak Hill Memorial Park

Top cemetery page: Oak Hill Memorial Park
Santa Cruz 13

13 cemeteries, 12 records
Includes Evergreen Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Evergreen Cemetery
Shasta 41

41 cemeteries, 6 records
Includes Lawncrest Memorial Park

Top cemetery page: Lawncrest Memorial Park
Sierra 22

22 cemeteries, 0 records
Includes Alleghany Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Alleghany Cemetery
Siskiyou 32

32 cemeteries, 10 records
Includes Fort Jones Catholic Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Fort Jones Catholic Cemetery
Solano 22

22 cemeteries, 12 records
Includes All Souls Catholic Cemetery

Top cemetery page: All Souls Catholic Cemetery
Sonoma 58

58 cemeteries, 38 records
Includes Calvary Catholic Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Calvary Catholic Cemetery
Stanislaus 21

21 cemeteries, 11 records
Includes Turlock Memorial Park

Top cemetery page: Turlock Memorial Park
Sutter 10

10 cemeteries, 6 records
Includes Sutter Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Sutter Cemetery

Most searched cemeteries

High-Depth Cemetery Pages in California

Rose Hills Memorial Park - Cemetery

40 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in California.

USGS / Public

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

30 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in California.

USGS / Public

Calvary Catholic Cemetery

17 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in California.

USGS / Public

Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery

16 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in California.

USGS / Public

El Camino Memorial Park

16 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in California.

USGS / Public

Pierce Brothers Crestlawn Memorial Park

14 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in California.

USGS / Public

Eternal Valley Memorial Park

13 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in California.

VA

Fresno Memorial Gardens

13 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in California.

USGS / Public

Era search

Search California Records by Era

Pre-1860 Civil War Era 1900-1950 WWII Veterans Post-1970

Genealogy guide

California Genealogy Research Guide

California genealogy research works best when cemetery pages, burial records, and county archive pages are used together instead of as separate searches. This state hub helps users move from a broad geographic starting point into the right county and then into the strongest cemetery page for that place.

When you are researching family history in California, start with a cemetery name, county, or city whenever possible. That reduces false matches and makes burial dates, military details, and related cemetery links much easier to validate. Statewide search is useful, but county-level narrowing is usually where the archive becomes more trustworthy.

For older family-history searches, use the county directory, the historic cemetery cards, and the era filters on this page together. Those sections support common searches like California death records online, older cemetery records, Civil War-era burials, and veterans buried in California.

Frequently asked

California Cemetery FAQs

These answers are written to help users move from broad state-level browsing into county, cemetery, and burial-record pages without losing archive context.

How do I search California cemetery and burial records?

Start with this California archive page, use the main search bar for cemetery names or surnames, and then narrow into a county page before choosing a cemetery or burial record result.

How many cemeteries are listed in California?

1,321 cemetery records are currently mapped in California across 59 counties.

What should I do after choosing a county in California?

Open the county page to compare cemetery totals, burial depth, notable cemetery pages, and location-specific search paths before you drill into a single cemetery.

Can I search California burial records by surname?

Yes. The fastest approach is to search a full surname together with a cemetery name, county, or city hint so the archive can separate similar names across different parts of California.

Are veteran burial locations included in California?

Veteran-linked burial rows are surfaced when the current archive carries military branch context, and those records can be compared with county and cemetery pages for stronger place validation.

Why do some California county pages show more detail than others?

Coverage depends on source depth. Some counties currently surface richer cemetery totals, older record ranges, and more person-level burial rows, while others are still partial archive areas.

What are the oldest cemetery record areas in California?

The best indicator is the county card year range and the notable cemetery listings on this page. Those signals help highlight counties where older cemetery coverage is more likely to appear.

Is this the best page for California genealogy and cemetery research?

This state page is the best starting hub for statewide cemetery and burial browsing, but the strongest results usually come from moving into county and cemetery detail pages as soon as location context becomes clear.

What is the oldest cemetery in California?

The oldest cemetery in California depends on source depth, but the historic cemetery section on this page highlights the earliest established sites currently surfaced in the archive.

Are California burial records free to access?

Yes. All records on Cemetery Finders are free to browse, including state, county, cemetery, and burial pages built from public archive sources.

How many veterans are buried in California?

914 veteran-linked burial records are currently surfaced in the California archive where military branch data is available.