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A visit to the Imperial Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Imperial Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Imperial Cemetery (FG ID #2292117)

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 Imperial Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   32.8715°   (32° 52' 17")

Lon:   -115.5605°   (-115° 33' 37")

The Imperial Cemetery is located in Imperial County<2>.

The county seat for Imperial County is located in El Centro. El Centro lies just to the south of the Imperial Cemetery .

Name Variations for Imperial Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Imperial Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Imperial Historic Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Imperial Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Imperial County:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Imperial Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Imperial Cemetery.

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

    • Imperial
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • El Centro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Brawley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Seeley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Heber
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Watermans Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watermans Corner
      • Watermans Corner is located in Imperial County
    • Alamorio
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamorio have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamorio
      • Alamorio is located in Imperial County
    • Westmorland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Holtville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Calexico
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Date City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Date City
      • Date City is located in Imperial County
    • Calipatria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Plaster City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaster City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaster City
      • Plaster City is located in Imperial County
    • Estelle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
      • Estelle is located in Imperial County

    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 Imperial Cemetery. The following communities are located in Imperial County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 5 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Imperial Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Memory Gardens Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • The Memory Gardens Cemetery is located in Imperial County
      • The Memory Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Imperial Memory Gardens
      • Imperial Valley Memorial Park
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8156 <1>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Imperial County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Brawley.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8302 <1>
    • Terrace Park Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

    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 Imperial Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #243780  (Imperial Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #243780 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: El Centro
      • County: Imperial         Elev: -21
      • Location given for GNIS #243780 (Imperial Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2292117

    The official website for Imperial County: www.co.imperial.ca.us/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Imperial, 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 things 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 Imperial Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8715, Longitude: -115.5605    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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