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A visit to the Golden Gate National 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 Golden Gate National Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Golden Gate National Cemetery:

37.6324, -122.4344

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

The Golden Gate National Cemetery is located in San Mateo County<2>.

The county seat for San Mateo County is located in Redwood City. Redwood City lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Golden Gate National Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Golden Gate National Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Golden Gate National Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Orange Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Orange Memorial Park is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Memorial Park
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Russian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Russian Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Cemetery
  • Chinese Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Chinese Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
  • Hoy Sun Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Serbian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Olivet Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Hills of Eternity Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Home of Peace Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home of Peace Cemetery
  • Japanese Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Japanese Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japanese Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Cypress Lawn Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Italian Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Italian Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Cemetery
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Memorial Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Woodlawn Memorial Park is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Memorial Park
      • The Woodlawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8458 <5>
    • Chinese Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Chinese Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Yerba Buena Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Yerba Buena Cemetery is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerba Buena 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 Golden Gate National Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Golden Gate National Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • San Bruno
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fairway Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fairway Park is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Park
  • South San Francisco
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pacifica
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Millbrae
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Colma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Brisbane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Daly City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Broadmoor Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Broadmoor Village is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor Village
  • Broadmoor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Broadmoor is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
  • Hillsborough
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Burlingame
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Westlake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Westlake is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
    • Montara
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Stonestown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Stonestown is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonestown
    • San Mateo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Golden Gate Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Golden Gate Heights is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Heights
    • Moss Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Highlands - Baywood Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mission District
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Mission District is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission District
    • El Granada
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Doelger City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Doelger City is located in San Francisco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doelger City
    • Highlands
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Highlands is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
    • Laurel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Laurel is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • San Francisco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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 Golden Gate National 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 Golden Gate National Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Golden Gate National 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 Golden Gate National Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #224294  (Golden Gate National Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #224294 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: 63 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: San Francisco South
      • Location given for Golden Gate National Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.632435     Lon: -122.4344174
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Golden Gate National 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.