A visit to the Military 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 Military Cemetery ...
The Military Cemetery is located in Solano County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Alhambra Cemetery
- 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>
- All Souls Cemetery
- The All Souls Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Souls Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the All Souls Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Vallejo.
- The All Souls Cemetery has also been known as:
- All Souls Catholic Cemetery
- Carquinez Cemetery
- The Carquinez Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carquinez Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carquinez Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Vallejo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7883 <2>
- Catholic Cemetery
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is located in Vallejo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8230 <2>
- Lafayette Cemetery
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- Live Oak Cemetery
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
- 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>
- Oakmont Memorial Park
- 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>
- Oakmount Memorial Park
- Old Hillside Cemetery
- The Old Hillside Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hillside Cemetery
- Queen of Haven Cemetery
- The Queen of Haven Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen of Haven Cemetery
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- Queen of Heaven Cemetery
- Rolling Hills Memorial Park
- 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. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Angels / St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
- Holy Angels Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8327 <2>
- St. Stephen Cemetery
- The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen Cemetery
- St. Vincents Cemetery
- The St. Vincents Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincents Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vincents Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Vallejo.
- The St. Vincents Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Vincent Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8342 <2>
- Sunrise Memorial Cemetery
- The Sunrise Memorial Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunrise Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Vallejo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8391 <2>
- Sunset View Cemetery
- 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>
- Water Front Memorial Park
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 Military Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- American Canyon
- Avon
- Avon is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Bay Point
- Bayview
- Bayview is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Benicia
- Clyde
- Clyde is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Concord
- Crockett
- El Sobrante
- Gateley
- Gateley is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateley
- Guadalcanal Village
- Guadalcanal Village is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalcanal Village
- Hercules
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mare Island ‑ Historic
- Mare Island is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mare Island
- Martinez
- Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Pacheco
- Pinole
- Pleasant Hill
- Port Chicago ‑ Historic
- Port Chicago is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Chicago
- Port Costa
- Rodeo
- Tara Hills
- Tara Hills is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Hills
- Tormey
- Tormey is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tormey
- Vallejo
- Valona
- Valona is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valona
- 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 Military Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Solano County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Military Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benicia
- Concord
- Crockett
- Martinez
- Pinole
- Port Chicago - Historic
- Vallejo
- Walnut Creek
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Military Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Solano 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 Military Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1800174 (Military Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1800174 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: Solano
- Est. Elev: 32 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Benicia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Solano, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Military 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. |