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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Military Cemetery:
38.0510, -122.1425
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Military Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Military Cemetery is located in Solano County<2>.
The county seat for Solano County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Military Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Military Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Military Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Military Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Alhambra Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Alhambra Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra Cemetery
- 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 <5>
- All Souls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The All Souls Cemetery is also located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Souls Cemetery
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Carquinez Cemetery is also located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carquinez Cemetery
- The Carquinez Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Vallejo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7883 <5>
- St. Vincents Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Vincents Cemetery is also located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincents Cemetery
- 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 <5>
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <5>
- Sunrise Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sunrise Memorial Cemetery is also located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Memorial Cemetery
- The Sunrise Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Vallejo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8391 <5>
- Water Front Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Queen of Haven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Queen of Haven Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen of Haven Cemetery
- Oakmont Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oakmont Memorial Park is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmont Memorial Park
- 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 <5>
- Oakmount Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Hillside Cemetery is also located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hillside Cemetery
- St. Stephen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen Cemetery
- Rolling Hills Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- Live Oak Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <5>
- Sunset View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunset View Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View Cemetery
- The Sunset View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in El Cerrito.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8394 <5>
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 based on their distance from Military Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Benicia
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Martinez
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Port Costa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Vine Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vine Hill is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Avon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Crockett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Valona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Valona is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valona
- Pacheco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tormey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tormey is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tormey
- Rodeo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clyde
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clyde is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Port Chicago ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Port Chicago is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Chicago
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vallejo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mare Island ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mare Island is also located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mare Island
- Hercules
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gateley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gateley is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateley
- Pinole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- El Sobrante
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waldon is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldon
- Guadalcanal Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Guadalcanal Village is also located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalcanal Village
- Bayview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bayview is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Tara Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tara Hills is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Hills
- Walnut Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- American Canyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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
- Location given for Military Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0510316 Lon: -122.1424661
- 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 Solano, 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 from Point A (ie- Military 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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