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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. 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 Chinese Cemetery ...

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

37.6677, -122.4730

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

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 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southeast of the Chinese Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Chinese Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Chinese Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Colma.
    • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8038 <5>
  • Cypress Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Cypress Lawn Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Lawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cypress Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Colma.
    • The Cypress Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7927 <5>
  • Hoy Sun Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Hoy Sun Memorial Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoy Sun Memorial Cemetery
    • 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)
    • The Golden Hill Memorial Park is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill Memorial Park
    • 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>
  • Hills of Eternity Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Hills of Eternity Memorial Park is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills of Eternity Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hills of Eternity Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Colma.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8027 <5>
  • Serbian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Serbian Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbian Cemetery
    • 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>
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Home of Peace Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home of Peace Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Olivet Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Olivet Memorial Park is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Memorial Park
    • 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 northeast)
    • The Italian Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Cemetery
  • Japanese Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Japanese Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japanese Cemetery
  • Orange Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Orange Memorial Park is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Memorial Park
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Golden Gate National Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Yerba Buena Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Yerba Buena Cemetery is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerba Buena Cemetery
    • San Francisco National Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The San Francisco National Cemetery is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Francisco National Cemetery
      • 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
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Skylawn Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Skylawn Memorial Park is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylawn Memorial Park
      • The Skylawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Skylawn Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8376 <5>
    • Pilarcitos Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Pilarcitos Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilarcitos Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • Fernwood Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood Cemetery

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 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 northeast)
    • Colma is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colma <6>
  • Broadmoor Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Broadmoor Village is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor Village
  • Broadmoor
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Broadmoor is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
  • Daly City
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pacifica
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Westlake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Westlake is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Fairway Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fairway Park is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Park
  • South San Francisco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • San Bruno
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Brisbane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Stonestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Stonestown is located in San Francisco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonestown
  • Golden Gate Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Golden Gate Heights is located in San Francisco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Heights
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Millbrae
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Doelger City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Doelger City is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doelger City
    • Mission District
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mission District is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission District
    • San Francisco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Friendship Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Friendship Village is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Village
    • Montara
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hillsborough
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Amanico Ergina Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Amanico Ergina Village is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanico Ergina Village
    • Moss Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Burlingame
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sydney Town ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Sydney Town is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydney Town
    • Chinatown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Chinatown is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
    • 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 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 Chinese Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to San Mateo 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 Chinese Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #221067  (Chinese Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #221067 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: San Mateo
      • Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: San Francisco South
      • Location given for Chinese Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.6677118     Lon: -122.4730288
      • 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 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 from Point A (ie- Chinese Cemetery) 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.