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A visit to the Mission 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 Mission Cemetery ...

The Mission Cemetery is located in Orange County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Ascension Cemetery
    • The Ascension Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ascension Cemetery
  • Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre
  • Corona Sunnyslope Cemetery
    • The Corona Sunnyslope Cemetery is located in Riverside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona Sunnyslope Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Corona Sunnyslope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Corona.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #264774 <2>
  • El Toro Cemetery
    • The El Toro Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Toro Cemetery
  • Elsinore Valley Cemetery
    • The Elsinore Valley Cemetery is located in Riverside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsinore Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elsinore Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Lake Elsinore.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7953 <2>
  • Fairhaven Memorial Park
    • The Fairhaven Memorial Park is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairhaven Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Santa Ana.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7965 <2>
  • Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery
    • The Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fallbrook.
    • The Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Malsonic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8139 <2>
  • Fallbrook Odd Fellows Community Cemetery
    • The Fallbrook Odd Fellows Community Cemetery is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook Odd Fellows Community Cemetery
    • The Fallbrook Odd Fellows Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fallbrook Pioneer Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Odd Fellows Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8224 <2>
  • Good Shepherd Cemetery
    • The Good Shepherd Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Shepherd Cemetery
    • The Good Shepherd Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Huntington Beach Cemetery
    • Roselawn Cemetery
  • Harbor Lawn - Mt. Olive Memorial Park
    • The Harbor Lawn - Mt. Olive Memorial Park is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Lawn - Mt. Olive Memorial Park
    • The Harbor Lawn - Mt. Olive Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Harbor Rest Memorial Park
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #790425 <2>
  • Laurel Cemetery
    • The Laurel Cemetery is located in Riverside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Cemetery
  • Melrose Abbey Cemetery
    • The Melrose Abbey Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Abbey Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pacific View Memorial Park
      • The Pacific View Memorial Park is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific View Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pacific View Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Newport Beach.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8247 <2>
    • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      • The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Santa Ana.
      • The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New St. John Lutheran Cemetery
      • New St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      • St. Johns Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8324 <2>
    • Santa Ana Cemetery
      • The Santa Ana Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Santa Ana Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Santa Ana.
      • The Santa Ana Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8351 <2>
    • Sunny Shope Cemetery
      • The Sunny Shope Cemetery is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Shope Cemetery
    • The Good Shepherd Cemetery
    • Westminster Memorial Park
      • The Westminster Memorial Park is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster Memorial Park
      • The Westminster Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Central Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8437 <2>
    • Wildomar Cemetery
      • The Wildomar Cemetery is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildomar Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wildomar Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wildomar.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988828 <2>
    • Yorba Cemetery
      • The Yorba Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorba Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mission Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

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 Mission Cemetery. The following communities are located in Orange County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Mission Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Orange 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 Mission Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #245999  (Mission Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #245999 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: Orange
      • Est. Elev: 51 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: San Juan Capistrano

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Orange, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mission 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.