List of Neighboring Cemeteries ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Big Sur (within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1>). The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are located in Monterey County.

• Carmel Mission Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmel Mission Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carmel Mission Cemetery is located in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
  • The Carmel Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Mission Carmel Cemetery
  • Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmel Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640417 <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Carmel Mission Cemetery
  • From Big Sur to the Carmel Mission Cemetery
• Chinese Cemetery
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinese Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chinese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chinese Cemetery is located in Salinas.
• El Carmeto Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the El Carmeto Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the El Carmeto Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Pacific Grove.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7947 <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the El Carmeto Cemetery
  • From Big Sur to the El Carmeto Cemetery
• El Encinal Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the El Encinal Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the El Encinal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Gonzales Cemetery
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gonzales Cemetery
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Gonzales Cemetery
  • From Big Sur to the Gonzales Cemetery
• IOOF Cemetery
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Mission Memorial Park
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Memorial Park
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Monterey County Cemetery
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monterey County Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monterey County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. Johns Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• San Carlos Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Carlos Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Carlos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Soledad Cemetery
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soledad Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soledad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Yamat Cemetery
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yamat Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yamat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

In Closing ...

If you know of any cemeteries that we are missing in the area of Big Sur, can you supply us with the name of the cemetery, its GPS location, whether the cemetery is still in use or if it is historic (ie- defunct, abandoned,  etc.). If it applies, we would also like to learn of any past or alternate names that the cemetery has been known by.

If you don't know the GPS location (ie- the latitude/longitude) of a cemetery, please use our Map Page for Big Sur to determine the cemetery's position (the instructions for finding the latitude/longitude can be found below the map).

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Big Sur.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Big Sur. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monterey County: www.co.monterey.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Looking for information about genealogy? These are excellent websites to visit when searching in and around the area of Big Sur and Monterey County:

Links at Cyndi's List:

for State of California

for Monterey County

Links at Family Search:

for State of California

for Monterey County

Links at Genealogy Trails:

for State of California

for Monterey County

We have a longer, more detailed list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Big Sur.