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A visit to the Gates of Heaven 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 Gates of Heaven Cemetery ...

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

37.3319, -122.0777

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

The Gates of Heaven Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County<2>.

The county seat for Santa Clara County is located in San Jose. San Jose lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Gates of Heaven Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Gates of Heaven Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Gates of Heaven Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Alta Mesa Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Alta Mesa Memorial Park is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Mesa Memorial Park
    • The Alta Mesa Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Alta Mesa Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7837 <5>
  • Madronia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Madronia Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madronia Cemetery
  • Mission City Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Santa Clara Mission Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Santa Clara Mission Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara Mission Cemetery
    • The Santa Clara Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Santa Clara Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1933477 <5>
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #529867 <5>
  • Los Gatos Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Los Gatos Memorial Park is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Gatos Memorial Park
    • The Los Gatos Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Los Gatos Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8134 <5>
  • Oakwood Community Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oakwood Community Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Community Cemetery
    • The Oakwood Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Convent Of The Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Oak Hill Memorial Park is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Memorial Park
  • Cedar Lawn Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cedar Lawn Memorial Park is located in Alameda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Lawn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Fremont.
    • The Cedar Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Cedar Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7892 <5>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located in Alum Rock.
  • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Holy Ghost Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ohlone Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ohlone Cemetery is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohlone Cemetery
      • The Ohlone Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ohlone Indian Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8228 <5>
    • Ohlones Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ohlones Cemetery is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohlones Cemetery
    • Irvington Memorial Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Irvington Memorial Cemetery is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington Memorial Cemetery
      • The Irvington Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fremont Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7982 <5>
    • Mission San Jose Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Presbyterian Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • St. Anthony Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
    • Hidalgo Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hidalgo Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo Cemetery
    • Old Mexican Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Mexican Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mexican Cemetery
    • Hacienda Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hacienda Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gates of Heaven Cemetery.

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

  • Loyola
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Loyola is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyola
  • Cupertino
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sunnyvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rancho Rinconada
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rancho Rinconada is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Rinconada
  • Los Altos
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Los Altos Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Castro City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Castro City is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castro City
  • Saratoga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Champagne Fountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Champagne Fountain is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne Fountain
  • Santa Clara
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Campbell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Fruitdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Fruitdale is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
    • Ventura
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ventura is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura
    • Agnew
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Agnew is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
    • Escondido Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Escondido Village is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondido Village
    • Monte Sereno
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Palo Alto
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Buena Vista
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Buena Vista is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Burbank
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Burbank is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
    • Alviso
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Stanford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ladera
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ladera is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladera
    • Los Gatos
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cambrian Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cambrian Park is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambrian Park
    • The Willows
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Willows is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
    • Sunol - Midtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Sunol - Midtown is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunol - Midtown
    • San Jose
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • San Jose is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013,616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <6>
    • West Menlo Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Portola Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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 Gates of Heaven Cemetery. The following communities are located in Santa Clara County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gates of Heaven 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 helpful 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 Gates of Heaven Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Santa Clara 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 Gates of Heaven Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1828703  (Gates of Heaven Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1828703 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: Santa Clara
      • Est. Elev: 124 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cupertino
      • Location given for Gates of Heaven Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.3318862     Lon: -122.0777395
      • 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 Santa Clara, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gates of Heaven 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.