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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 City Memorial Park ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mission City Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mission City Memorial Park

Lat:   37.3347°   (37° 20' 4")

Lon:   -121.9522°   (-121° 57' 7")

The Mission City Memorial Park is located in Santa Clara County<2>.

The county seat for Santa Clara County is located in San Jose. San Jose lies just to the east of the Mission City Memorial Park .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Mission City Memorial Park.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mission City Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Oak Hill Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Hill Memorial Park is located in Santa Clara County
  • Gates of Heaven Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gates of Heaven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gates of Heaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gates of Heaven Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
  • Los Gatos Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Los Gatos Memorial Park
    • The Los Gatos Memorial Park is located in Santa Clara County
    • The Los Gatos Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Los Gatos Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8134 <5>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located in Alum Rock.
  • Madronia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madronia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madronia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Madronia Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
  • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Catholic Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
  • Cedar Lawn Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Lawn Memorial Park
    • The Cedar Lawn Memorial Park is located in Alameda County
    • The Cedar Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Cedar Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7892 <5>
  • Alta Mesa Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alta Mesa Memorial Park
    • The Alta Mesa Memorial Park is located in Santa Clara County
    • The Alta Mesa Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Alta Mesa Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7837 <5>
  • Old Mexican Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mexican Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mexican Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Mexican Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Irvington Memorial Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irvington Memorial Cemetery
    • The Irvington Memorial Cemetery is located in Alameda County
    • The Irvington Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fremont Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7982 <5>
  • Hidalgo Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hidalgo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hidalgo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hidalgo Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hacienda Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hacienda Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hacienda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hacienda Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
    • Mission San Jose Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission San Jose Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission San Jose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mission San Jose Cemetery is located in Alameda County
    • Ohlone Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohlone Cemetery
      • The Ohlone Cemetery is located in Alameda County
      • The Ohlone Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ohlone Indian Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8228 <5>
    • Ohlones Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohlones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohlones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ohlones Cemetery is located in Alameda County
    • Holy Ghost Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Ghost Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Ghost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Alameda County
    • Presbyterian Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Alameda County
    • Oakwood Community Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Community Cemetery
      • The Oakwood Community Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
      • The Oakwood Community Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Convent Of The Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #529867 <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 Mission City Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mission City Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Santa Clara
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fruitdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
    • Fruitdale is located in Santa Clara County
  • Burbank
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
    • Burbank is located in Santa Clara County
  • Buena Vista
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in Santa Clara County
  • Sunol - Midtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunol - Midtown
    • Sunol - Midtown is located in Santa Clara County
  • Rancho Rinconada
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Rinconada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Rinconada
    • Rancho Rinconada is located in Santa Clara County
  • Campbell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • San Jose
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
    • San Jose is located in Santa Clara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <6>
  • Cupertino
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Agnew
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
    • Agnew is located in Santa Clara County
  • Champagne Fountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne Fountain
    • Champagne Fountain is located in Santa Clara County
  • Cambrian Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambrian Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambrian Park
    • Cambrian Park is located in Santa Clara County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Sunnyvale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Alviso
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Saratoga
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Los Gatos
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Monte Sereno
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Alamitos
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamitos. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamitos
      • Alamitos is located in Santa Clara County
    • Seven Trees
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Trees
      • Seven Trees is located in Santa Clara County
    • Alum Rock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
      • Alum Rock is located in Santa Clara County
    • Milpitas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • East Foothills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Foothills
      • East Foothills is located in Santa Clara County
    • Mountain View
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Loyola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyola
      • Loyola is located in Santa Clara County
    • Lexington ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lexington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in Santa Clara County
    • Castro City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castro City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castro City
      • Castro City is located in Santa Clara County
    • Los Altos
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Drawbridge ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
      • Drawbridge is located in Alameda County
      • Former name for Drawbridge:
      • Saline City

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 City Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Santa Clara County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mission City Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Mission City Memorial Park:

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 City Memorial Park:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #232541  (Mission City Memorial Park)
    • Note: GNIS record #232541 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: San Jose West
    • County: Santa Clara         Elev: 34
    • Location given for GNIS #232541 (Mission City Memorial Park)

The official website for Santa Clara County: www.sccgov.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 Santa Clara, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mission City Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3347, Longitude: -121.9522       In this case, the coordinates for the Mission City Memorial Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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