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A visit to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) 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 IOOF Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the IOOF 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 IOOF Cemetery

Lat:   36.9288°   (36° 55' 43")

Lon:   -121.7658°   (-121° 45' 56")

The IOOF Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County<2>.

The county seat for Santa Cruz County is located in Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the IOOF Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the IOOF Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Pajaro Valley Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pajaro Valley Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pajaro Valley Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pajaro Valley Memorial Park is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Day Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day Valley Cemetery
    • The Day Valley Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
    • The Day Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Valencia Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159752 <5>
  • Hambey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hambey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hambey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hambey Cemetery is located in Monterey County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Castroville Public Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castroville Public Cemetery
    • The Castroville Public Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Castroville Public Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Moss Landing.
    • The Castroville Public Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Castroville Cemetery
    • Castroville / Moss Landing Cemetery
    • Moss Landing Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7885 <5>
  • Soquel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soquel Cemetery
    • The Soquel Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Soquel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Soquel.
    • The Soquel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Beit Olam Cemetery
    • Eternal Home Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #999577 <5>
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 Santa Clara County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
  • Oakwood Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Memorial Park
    • The Oakwood Memorial Park is located in Santa Cruz County
    • The Oakwood Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Oak Wood Cemetery
    • Santa Cruz Memorial Oakwood Chapel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8219 <5>
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Old Holy Cross Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Queen of Heaven Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Queen of Heaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Queen of Heaven Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • San Juan Bautista Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Juan Bautista Cemetery
      • The San Juan Bautista Cemetery is located in San Benito County
      • The San Juan Bautista Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Larios Cemetery
      • San Juan Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1468767 <5>
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
    • Santa Cruz Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Cruz Memorial Park
      • The Santa Cruz Memorial Park is located in Santa Cruz County
      • The Santa Cruz Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • IOOF Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1642244 <5>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Home of Peace Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 Santa Cruz County
    • Hacienda Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hacienda Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hacienda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hacienda Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
    • Hidalgo Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hidalgo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hidalgo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hidalgo Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
    • Old Mexican Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mexican Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mexican Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Mexican Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
    • Chinese Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinese Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chinese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chinese Cemetery is located in Monterey County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chinese Cemetery is located in Salinas.
    • Monterey County Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monterey County Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monterey County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Monterey County Cemetery is located in Monterey County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the IOOF Cemetery.

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

  • Colache Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colache Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colache Town
    • Colache Town is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Watsonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pajaro
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
    • Pajaro is located in Monterey County
  • Interlaken
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
    • Interlaken is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Amesti
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesti
    • Amesti is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Strongs Mobile Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strongs Mobile Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Mobile Village
    • Strongs Mobile Village is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Freedom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Las Lomas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
    • Las Lomas is located in Monterey County
  • Vega ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vega have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
    • Vega is located in Monterey County
  • Corralitos
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Aptos Hills - Larkin Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • La Selva Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Day Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley
      • Day Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Rio del Mar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Elkhorn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
    • Aromas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Moss Landing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Aptos
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • River Oaks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
      • River Oaks is located in San Benito County
    • Sveadal
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sveadal
      • Sveadal is located in Santa Clara County
    • Capitola
      (10 miles [16.1 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 IOOF Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Santa Cruz County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 IOOF 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 IOOF Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1873115  (Independent Order of Oddfellows Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1873115 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: Watsonville West
    • County: Santa Cruz         Elev: 29
    • Location given for GNIS #1873115 (Independent Order of Oddfellows Cemetery)

The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.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 Santa Cruz, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the IOOF Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9288, Longitude: -121.7658       In this case, the coordinates for the IOOF 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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