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Find Any Grave in Kern County CA | Cemetery Records & Burial Lookup

Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Kern County, California from one focused county hub.

17

Kern County Cemeteries

22

Burial Records Indexed

17

Mapped Cemetery Sites

Quick answer

How do I search Kern County cemetery and burial records?

Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.

County overview

About Kern County Cemetery Records & Burial Search

Kern County, California contains 17 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 22 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Greenlawn Memorial Park is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1922 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.

This county archive page is built to support searches like Kern County cemetery records, Kern County burial records, grave lookup in California, and local genealogy research with stronger place context before users move into individual cemetery pages.

Archive depth

17

Active

Active cemetery pages currently surfaced in Kern County.

Research signals

22

Military

Burial records in this county with military branch context.

Source mix

20

Indexed

Cemetery rows currently grouped into public archive source labels.

County cemetery index

Kern County Cemetery Directory

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Greenlawn Memorial Park

8 records in archive - Public

Records: 1925 - 2022

USGS Veterans

Public cemetery with documented veteran burials and USGS source coverage.

Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.

Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery

5 records in archive - Public

Records: 1922 - 2021

USGS Veterans

Public cemetery with documented veteran burials and USGS source coverage.

Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.

North Kern Cemetery Dist

4 records in archive

Records: 1927 - 2021

VA Veterans

County cemetery archive with documented veteran burials and VA source coverage.

DELANO, CA

Mojave Cemetery

2 records in archive - Public

Records: 1930 - 2021

USGS Veterans

Public cemetery with documented veteran burials and USGS source coverage.

Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.

Wasco Memorial Park

1 records in archive

Records: 1927 - 2021

VA Veterans

County cemetery archive with documented veteran burials and VA source coverage.

WASCO, CA

West Side Cemetery District

1 records in archive

Records: 1926 - 2022

VA Veterans

County cemetery archive with documented veteran burials and VA source coverage.

TAFT, CA

Westside District Cemetery

1 records in archive - Public

Records: 1935 - 2021

USGS Veterans

Public cemetery with documented veteran burials and USGS source coverage.

Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.

Bakersfield National Cemetery

0 records in archive - Public

USGS

Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.

Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.

Blue Mountain Cemetery

0 records in archive - Public

USGS

Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.

Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.

Cottage Grove Cemetery

0 records in archive - Public

USGS

Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.

Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.

Delano McFarland District Cemetery

0 records in archive - Public

USGS

Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.

Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.

Greenlawn Cemetery Southwest

0 records in archive - Public

USGS

Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.

Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.

Indian Cemetery

0 records in archive - Public

USGS

Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.

Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.

Kern River Valley Cemetery

0 records in archive - Public

USGS

Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.

Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.

Mount Owens Cemetery

0 records in archive - Public

USGS

Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.

Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.

Oak Grove Cemetery

0 records in archive - Public

USGS

Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.

Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.

Shafter Cemetery

0 records in archive - Public

USGS

Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.

Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.

Tehachapi Eastside Cemetery

0 records in archive - Public

USGS

Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.

Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.

Union Cemetery

0 records in archive - Public

USGS

Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.

Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.

Wasco Cemetery

0 records in archive - Public

USGS

Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.

Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.

Burial record snapshot

Burial Records in Kern County, California

These person-level records are one of the strongest long-tail search assets on the county page. Use full names, dates, cemetery context, and military branch details to separate likely matches before opening the record page.

Claude Jesse Eveland

West Side Cemetery District

1926-03-02 - 2022-06-05

US AIR FORCE

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Edward Maze

Greenlawn Memorial Park

1948-05-14 - 2022-05-04

US ARMY, SP4

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Calvin C Thurston

Greenlawn Memorial Park

1928-12-12 - 2022-02-22

US ARMY

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David William Mayfield

Westside District Cemetery

1935-12-12 - 2021-10-09

US AIR FORCE, A1C

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Cornel Roque

North Kern Cemetery Dist

1957-06-07 - 2021-08-05

US NAVY, MS3

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Antonio Gonzales

Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery

1948-11-25 - 2021-04-23

US ARMY, SP4

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Emiliano Alimboyogen

North Kern Cemetery Dist

1927-05-01 - 2021-04-16

US ARMY, PFC

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Cyril S Carol

Mojave Cemetery

1930-07-19 - 2021-03-23

US NAVY, AE2

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David G Crawford

Wasco Memorial Park

1927-01-02 - 2021-01-17

US ARMY

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Alma Paulette Gaines

Greenlawn Memorial Park

1949-06-03 - 2020-11-24

US AIR FORCE, SSGT

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Charles Artis Newton

Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery

1937-02-01 - 2020-11-17

US ARMY, PFC

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David R Nelson

Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery

1922-01-08 - 2020-09-29

US ARMY, PFC

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Curtis Owen Pearsey

Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery

1924-05-11 - 2020-09-13

US NAVY

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Fernando Alfredo Alaniz

North Kern Cemetery Dist

1929-10-15 - 2020-07-12

US MARINE CORPS, PVT

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Donald L Casper

Mojave Cemetery

1930-08-10 - 2020-04-04

US ARMY, CPL

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Floyd Allen Stroope

Greenlawn Memorial Park

1930-07-02 - 2020-02-10

US ARMY, PFC

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Connie H White

Greenlawn Memorial Park

1925-09-13 - 2020-01-12

US ARMY, PVT

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Curtis Green

Greenlawn Memorial Park

1929-10-04 - 2019-12-09

US ARMY, CPL

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David Z Hernandez

North Kern Cemetery Dist

1928-07-17 - 2018-10-03

US ARMY, CPL

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Doyle Wayne Blake

Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery

1933-03-11 - 2018-03-20

US ARMY, PFC

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Estel H Van Brunt

Greenlawn Memorial Park

1926-05-16 - 2018-02-23

US NAVY

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Charlie E Bell

Greenlawn Memorial Park

1931-05-08 - 2005-02-09

US ARMY, PFC

View burial record

Best use: start with the cemetery card above when place context is still uncertain. Use these burial links when the person name is already likely tied to this county.

Surname index

Surname Index for Kern County

These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.

Official lookup guides

Official Source Verification Paths for Kern County

Use these guide pages before leaving the archive when you need an official cemetery-place lookup or a veteran-burial verification step. Each guide keeps the county context in view so the off-site search starts cleaner.

How to research this county

How to Find Cemetery Information in Kern County

Kern County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.

Method 01

Review cemetery density before searching names

  1. 1. Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations carry the strongest burial depth.
  2. 2. Compare source labels like USGS or other archive categories before deciding where to search deeper.
  3. 3. Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.

Method 02

Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery

  1. 1. Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
  2. 2. Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
  3. 3. Return to the California archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.

Frequently asked

Kern County Archive FAQs

This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.

How do I search cemetery records in Kern County?

Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.

How many cemeteries are mapped in Kern County?

17 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Kern County, California, with 17 carrying latitude and longitude context.

Does Kern County include burial records as well as cemetery names?

Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.

Are Kern County burial records free to access?

Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial detail from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.

How many veterans are buried in Kern County?

22 burial records in this county currently carry military branch context, including branch-level references where the source archive provides them.