A visit to the Alhambra Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Alhambra Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Alhambra Cemetery (FG ID #7834)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Alhambra Cemetery ...
The Alhambra Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Martinez.
The cemetery is located in Contra Costa County<2>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- All Souls Cemetery
- Benicia City Cemetery
- The Benicia City Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benicia City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benicia City Cemetery is located in Benicia.
- Carquinez Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
- Lafayette Cemetery
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- Live Oak Cemetery
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
- Military Cemetery
- The Military Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Cemetery
- Oakmont Memorial Park
- Oakmount Memorial Park
- Old Hillside Cemetery
- The Old Hillside Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hillside Cemetery
- Queen of Haven Cemetery
- The Queen of Haven Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen of Haven Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery
- Rolling Hills Memorial Park
- St. Dominics Cemetery
- The St. Dominics Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dominics Cemetery
- St. Stephen Cemetery
- The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen Cemetery
- St. Vincents Cemetery
- Sunrise Memorial Cemetery
- Sunset View Cemetery
- Water Front Memorial Park
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alhambra Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Avon
- Bayview
- Bayview is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Benicia
- Clyde
- Clyde is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Concord
- Crockett
- El Sobrante
- Gateley
- Hercules
- Lafayette
- Mare Island ‑ Historic
- Martinez
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Orinda Village
- Orinda Village is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orinda Village
- Orinda
- Pacheco
- Pinole
- Pleasant Hill
- Port Chicago ‑ Historic
- Port Costa
- Rodeo
- Tara Hills
- Tormey
- Vallejo
- Valona
- Vine Hill
- Vine Hill is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Waldon
- Waldon is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldon
- Walnut Creek
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Alhambra Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Contra Costa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alhambra Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benicia
- Concord
- Crockett
- Lafayette
- Martinez
- Orinda
- Pinole
- Port Chicago - Historic
- Vallejo
- Walnut Creek
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Alhambra Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Contra Costa County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Alhambra Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #7834
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1675529 (Alhambra Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1675529 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Contra Costa
- Est. Elev: 38 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Benicia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Contra Costa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alhambra Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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