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A visit to the Chinese Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Chinese Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chinese Cemetery

Lat:   37.6672°   (37° 40' 1")

Lon:   -122.4633°   (-122° 27' 47")

The Chinese Cemetery is located in San Mateo County<2>.

The county seat for San Mateo County is located in Redwood City. Redwood City lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the Chinese Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Chinese Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hoy Sun Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoy Sun Memorial Cemetery
    • The Hoy Sun Memorial Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hoy Sun Memorial Cemetery is located in Colma.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967519 <5>
  • Golden Hill Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Hill Memorial Park
    • The Golden Hill Memorial Park is located in San Mateo County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Golden Hill Memorial Park is located in Colma.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1901558 <5>
  • Serbian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Serbian Cemetery
    • The Serbian Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Serbian Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Colma.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8362 <5>
  • Olivet Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olivet Memorial Park
    • The Olivet Memorial Park is located in San Mateo County
    • The Olivet Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8239 <5>
  • Italian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Italian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Italian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Italian Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
  • Japanese Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Japanese Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Japanese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Japanese Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
  • Golden Gate National Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Gate National Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Gate National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Golden Gate National Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
  • Orange Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orange Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orange Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Orange Memorial Park is located in San Mateo County
  • Yerba Buena Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yerba Buena Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yerba Buena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yerba Buena Cemetery is located in San Francisco County
  • San Francisco National Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Francisco National Cemetery
    • The San Francisco National Cemetery is located in San Francisco County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Francisco National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in San Francisco.
    • The San Francisco National Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Post Cemetery
    • Presidio Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8344 <5>
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
  • Skylawn Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skylawn Memorial Park
    • The Skylawn Memorial Park is located in San Mateo County
    • The Skylawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Skylawn Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8376 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pilarcitos Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilarcitos Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilarcitos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pilarcitos Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Fernwood Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fernwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fernwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Marin County
    • Home of Peace Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home of Peace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Home of Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Home of Peace Cemetery is located in Alameda County
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Alameda County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Oakland.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8191 <5>
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Alameda County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Oakland.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1698809 <5>
    • Evergreen Mausoleum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Mausoleum
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Mausoleum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Mausoleum is located in Alameda County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chinese Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chinese Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Colma
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colma
    • Colma is located in San Mateo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colma <6>
  • Daly City
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Broadmoor Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadmoor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor Village
    • Broadmoor Village is located in San Mateo County
  • Broadmoor
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
    • Broadmoor is located in San Mateo County
  • Westlake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
    • Westlake is located in San Mateo County
  • Pacifica
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairway Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Park
    • Fairway Park is located in San Mateo County
  • San Bruno
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • South San Francisco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Brisbane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Stonestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonestown
    • Stonestown is located in San Francisco County
  • Golden Gate Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Heights
    • Golden Gate Heights is located in San Francisco County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Doelger City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doelger City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doelger City
      • Doelger City is located in San Francisco County
    • Millbrae
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillsborough
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • San Francisco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Friendship Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Village
      • Friendship Village is located in San Francisco County
    • Burlingame
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Amanico Ergina Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amanico Ergina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanico Ergina Village
      • Amanico Ergina Village is located in San Francisco County
    • Montara
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sydney Town ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sydney Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydney Town
      • Sydney Town is located in San Francisco County
    • Chinatown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
      • Chinatown is located in San Francisco County
    • Moss Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • San Mateo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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 Chinese Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in San Mateo County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chinese Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Chinese Cemetery:

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 Chinese Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #221066  (Chinese Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #221066 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: San Francisco South
    • County: San Mateo         Elev: 107
    • Location given for GNIS #221066 (Chinese Cemetery)

The official website for San Mateo County: www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/

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

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 San Mateo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Chinese Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6672, Longitude: -122.4633       In this case, the coordinates for the Chinese Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.




 

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