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A visit to the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre ...

Introduction ...

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 Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre:

33.8070, -117.7712

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre is located in Orange County<2>.

The county seat for Orange County is located in Santa Ana. Santa Ana lies just to the southwest of the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre .

Open a Google Map centered on the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre, with the nearest first.

  • Yorba Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Yorba Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorba Cemetery
  • Fairhaven Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fairhaven Memorial Park is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairhaven Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Santa Ana.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7965 <5>
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Santa Ana.
    • The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New St. John Lutheran Cemetery
    • New St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8324 <5>
  • Santa Ana Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Santa Ana Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Santa Ana Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Santa Ana.
    • The Santa Ana Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8351 <5>
  • Anaheim Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Anaheim Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaheim Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Anaheim Cemetery is located in Anaheim.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7838 <5>
  • Melrose Abbey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Melrose Abbey Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Abbey Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Loma Vista Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Memory Garden Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Magnolia Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Magnolia Memorial Park is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Memorial Park
  • Ascension Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ascension Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ascension Cemetery
  • Harbor Lawn - Mt. Olive Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Harbor Lawn - Mt. Olive Memorial Park is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Lawn - Mt. Olive Memorial Park
    • The Harbor Lawn - Mt. Olive Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Harbor Rest Memorial Park
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #790425 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • El Toro Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The El Toro Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Toro Cemetery
    • Westminster Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Westminster Memorial Park is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster Memorial Park
      • The Westminster Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Central Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8437 <5>
    • Corona Sunnyslope Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Corona Sunnyslope Cemetery is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona Sunnyslope Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Corona Sunnyslope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Corona.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #264774 <5>
    • Sunny Shope Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Sunny Shope Cemetery is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Shope Cemetery
    • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Good Shepherd Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Good Shepherd Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Shepherd Cemetery
      • The Good Shepherd Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Huntington Beach Cemetery
      • Roselawn Cemetery
    • The Good Shepherd Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pacific View Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Pacific View Memorial Park is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific View Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pacific View Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Newport Beach.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8247 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre, with the nearest first:

  • Panorama Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Panorama Heights is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Heights
  • Cowan Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cowan Heights is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Heights
  • Anaheim Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Villa Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wanda ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Wanda is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
  • North Tustin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Tustin is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tustin
  • Orange
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Olive
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Olive is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
  • Tustin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Atwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marlboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Marlboro is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
  • Santa Ana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Yorba Linda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Beeks Place ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Beeks Place is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks Place
    • Placentia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Irvine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Silverado
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Anaheim
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Garden Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • East Irvine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • East Irvine is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Irvine
    • Silverado Canyon ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Silverado Canyon is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverado Canyon
    • Fullerton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Foothill Ranch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Modjeska
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Modjeska is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modjeska
    • Brea
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Brea is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,484 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brea <6>

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 Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre. The following communities are located in Orange County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Anaheim Hills
  • Anaheim
    • Anaheim lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anaheim.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaheim
  • Brea
    • Brea lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brea.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brea
  • Fullerton
  • Garden Grove
  • Irvine
    • Irvine lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irvine.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
  • Orange
    • Orange lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Orange.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Placentia
  • Santa Ana
  • Silverado Canyon - Historic
  • Tustin
    • Tustin lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tustin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tustin
  • Yorba Linda

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 professional and volunteer websites 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 Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Orange 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 Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #240397  (Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #240397 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: Orange
      • Est. Elev: 180 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Orange
      • Location given for Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre:
      • Lat: 33.8069612     Lon: -117.7711653
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Orange, 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- Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.