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A visit to the Mission San Jose 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 San Jose Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mission San Jose Cemetery:

37.5342, -121.9197

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

The Mission San Jose Cemetery is located in Alameda County<2>.

The county seat for Alameda County is located in Oakland. Oakland lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the northwest of the Mission San Jose Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mission San Jose Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Mission San Jose Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mission San Jose Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Irvington Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Irvington Memorial Cemetery is located in Alameda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington Memorial Cemetery
    • The Irvington Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fremont Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7982 <5>
  • Cedar Lawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Cedar Lawn Memorial Park is located in Alameda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Lawn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Fremont.
    • The Cedar Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Cedar Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7892 <5>
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Alameda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Holy Ghost Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Alameda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost Cemetery
  • Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasanton Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dublin Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Dublin Cemetery is located in Alameda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Cemetery
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Tree Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • All Saints Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The All Saints Cemetery is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Cemetery
    • Mt. Eden Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Eden Cemetery is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Eden Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located in Alum Rock.
    • Oak Knoll Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
    • Mission City Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Santa Clara Mission Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Santa Clara Mission Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara Mission Cemetery
      • The Santa Clara Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Santa Clara Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1933477 <5>
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Roselawn Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mission San Jose Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mission San Jose Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Fremont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fremont is located in Alameda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
    • Former names for Fremont:
    • Centerville
    • Irvington
    • Mission San Jose
    • Niles
    • Warm Springs
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <6>
  • Albrae ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Albrae is located in Alameda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrae
  • Scotts Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Scotts Corner is located in Alameda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
  • Sunol
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Larkins Landing ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Larkins Landing is located in Alameda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkins Landing
  • Drawbridge ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Drawbridge is located in Alameda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
    • Former name for Drawbridge:
    • Saline City
  • Newark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Alviso
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Milpitas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Union City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Union City is located in Alameda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,501 people
    • Former name for Union City:
    • Decoto
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <6>
  • Agnew
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Agnew is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
  • Pleasanton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Alvarado ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Alvarado is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
    • Dublin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • East Foothills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • East Foothills is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Foothills
    • East Palo Alto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Santa Clara
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Alum Rock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Alum Rock is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
    • San Ramon Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • San Ramon Village is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ramon Village
    • Fairview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairview is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Komandorski Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Komandorski Village is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komandorski Village
    • Hayward
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Willows
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Willows is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
    • Palo Alto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Castro City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Castro City is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castro City
    • Mountain View
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunnyvale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • San Jose
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • San Jose is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013,616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <6>
    • Laddville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Laddville is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddville
    • Livermore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Eden
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Mission San Jose Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alameda County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 San Jose Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Alameda 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 San Jose Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2125759  (Mission San Jose Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2125759 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: Alameda
      • Est. Elev: 94 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Niles
      • Location given for Mission San Jose Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.5341667     Lon: -121.9197222
      • 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 Alameda, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Mission San Jose 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.