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A visit to the La Vista 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 La Vista Cemetery ...

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

32.6639, -117.0736

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

The La Vista Cemetery is located in San Diego County<2>.

The county seat for San Diego County is located in San Diego. San Diego lies just to the northwest of the La Vista Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the La Vista Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 17 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of the La Vista Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Glen Abbey Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Glen Abbey Memorial Park is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Abbey Memorial Park
    • The Glen Abbey Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Glen Abbey Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7988 <5>
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Greenwood Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greenwood Memorial Park is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in San Diego.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8003 <5>
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in San Diego.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8175 <5>
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Home of Peace Cemetery is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home of Peace Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Home of Peace Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in San Diego.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960610 <5>
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • El Cajon Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Miramar National Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Miramar National Cemetery is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miramar National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Miramar National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of San Diego.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2381334 <5>
  • Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial is located outside and to the east of La Jolla.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988018 <5>
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • El Camino Memorial Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Carmel Valley Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Carmel Valley Cemetery is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carmel Valley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Del Mar.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #153712 <5>
    • Dearborn Memorial Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • The Dearborn Memorial Park is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dearborn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Poway.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7932 <5>
    • Olivenhain Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • The Olivenhain Cemetery is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivenhain Cemetery
    • Memory Gardens Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Memory Gardens Cemetery is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the La Vista Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from La Vista Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Lincoln Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Paradise Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Paradise Hills is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
  • National City
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Chula Vista
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bonita
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • South Crest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • South Crest is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Crest
  • Sunnyside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sunnyside is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Coronado Heights ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Coronado Heights is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronado Heights
  • South San Diego
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • South San Diego is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South San Diego
  • Palm City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Palm City is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm City
  • Cockatoo Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cockatoo Grove is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockatoo Grove
  • La Presa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • La Presa is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Presa
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lemon Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • San Diego
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tent City ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Tent City is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
    • Imperial Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • East San Diego
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • East San Diego is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East San Diego
    • Spring Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Coronado
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • San Ysidro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • La Mesa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hillcrest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hillcrest is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Rancho San Diego
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rancho San Diego is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho San Diego
    • Grossmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Grossmont is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossmont
    • Old San Diego
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Old San Diego is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old San Diego
    • Old Town San Diego
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Town San Diego is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town San Diego

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 La Vista Cemetery. The following communities are located in San Diego County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The La Vista 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 La Vista Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to San Diego County:
  • 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 La Vista Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #244475  (La Vista Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #244475 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 Diego
      • Est. Elev: 44 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: National City
      • Location given for La Vista Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.6639424     Lon: -117.0736399
      • 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 Diego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- La Vista 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.
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