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A visit to the Mission Memorial Park ...

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 Memorial Park ...

The Mission Memorial Park is located in Monterey County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Carmel Mission Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Carmel Mission Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Mission Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carmel Mission Cemetery is located in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
    • The Carmel Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mission Carmel Cemetery
    • Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640417 <2>
  • Castroville Public Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Castroville Public Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castroville Public Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Castroville Public Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Moss Landing.
    • The Castroville Public Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Castroville Cemetery
    • Castroville / Moss Landing Cemetery
    • Moss Landing Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7885 <2>
  • Chinese Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Chinese Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chinese Cemetery is located in Salinas.
  • El Carmeto Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The El Carmeto Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Carmeto Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the El Carmeto Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Pacific Grove.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7947 <2>
  • El Encinal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The El Encinal Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Encinal Cemetery
  • Gonzales Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • The Gonzales Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales Cemetery
  • Hambey Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hambey Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambey Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Monterey County Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pajaro Valley Memorial Park
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • San Carlos Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The San Carlos Cemetery is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlos Cemetery
    • San Juan Bautista Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The San Juan Bautista Cemetery is located in San Benito County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan Bautista Cemetery
      • The San Juan Bautista Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Larios Cemetery
      • San Juan Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1468767 <2>
    • Watsonville Catholic Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Yamat Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Yamat Cemetery is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yamat 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 Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Ambler Park
    • Ambler Park is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler Park
  • Boronda
    • Boronda is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boronda
  • Carmel-by-the-Sea
  • Carmel Highlands
    • Carmel Highlands is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Highlands
  • Carmel Valley Village
  • Carmelito ‑ Historic
    • Carmelito is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmelito
  • Castroville
  • Del Monte Forest
    • Del Monte Forest is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Monte Forest
  • Del Rey Oaks
    • Del Rey Oaks is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey Oaks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
  • Fort Ord Village ‑ Historic
    • Fort Ord Village is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ord Village
  • Marina
    • Marina is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marina <4>
  • Monterey
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Moss Landing
    • Pacific Grove
    • Pebble Beach
    • Point Alones ‑ Historic
      • Point Alones is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Alones
    • Prattco ‑ Historic
      • Prattco is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattco
    • Salinas
    • Sand City
    • Santa Rita
      • Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
    • Seaside
    • Serra Village
      • Serra Village is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serra Village
    • Spreckels

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 Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Monterey County.

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

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 helpful 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 Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Monterey 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 Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1652824  (Mission Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1652824 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: Monterey
      • Est. Elev: 83 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Seaside

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Monterey, 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 Memorial Park) 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.