A visit to the Lafayette 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 Lafayette Cemetery ...
The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Alhambra Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Alhambra Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alhambra Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Martinez.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7834 <2>
- Benicia City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Benicia City Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benicia City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benicia City Cemetery is located in Benicia.
- Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Mausoleum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Mausoleum is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Mausoleum
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Memory Gardens Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens Cemetery
- The Memory Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memory Gardens Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8157 <2>
- Military Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Military Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Oakland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8191 <2>
- Oakmont Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oakmont Memorial Park is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmont Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakmont Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Pleasant Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8221 <2>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oakmount Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Queen of Haven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Queen of Haven Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen of Haven Cemetery
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rolling Hills Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rolling Hills Memorial Park is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rolling Hills Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8305 <2>
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Dominics Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dominics Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Oakland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1698809 <2>
- St. Stephen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen Cemetery
- Sunset View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Sunset View Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in El Cerrito.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8394 <2>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lafayette Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alamo
- Allendale
- Allendale is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Avon
- Avon is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Canyon
- Clayton
- Clyde
- Clyde is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Concord
- Danville
- Danville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,883 people
- Former name for Danville:
- Inmanville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
- Diablo
- Kensington
- Lafayette
- Laurel
- Laurel is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Martinez
- Montclair
- Montclair is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Moraga
- Moraga is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moraga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,967 people
- Former name for Moraga:
- Willow Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moraga <4>
- Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Normandy Village
- Normandy Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
- Orinda Village
- Orinda Village is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orinda Village
- Orinda
- Pacheco
- Piedmont
- Pleasant Hill
- Rochedale Village
- Rochedale Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochedale Village
- Rock City
- Rock City is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- South Berkeley
- South Berkeley is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berkeley
- Former name for South Berkeley:
- Lorin
- Vine Hill
- Vine Hill is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Waldon
- Waldon is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldon
- Walnut Creek
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 Lafayette Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Contra Costa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lafayette Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Concord
- Danville
- Kensington
- Lafayette
- Martinez
- Orinda
- Piedmont
- Walnut Creek
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 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 Lafayette Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Contra Costa 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 Lafayette Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #226747 (Lafayette Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #226747 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: Contra Costa
- Est. Elev: 111 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walnut Creek
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Contra Costa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Lafayette Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |