A visit to the Mountain View Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mountain View Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mountain View Cemetery (FG ID #8191)
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 Mountain View Cemetery ...
The Mountain View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Oakland.
The cemetery is located in Alameda County<2>.
Establishment of the Mountain View Cemetery ...
The Mountain View Cemetery was established in 1863.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Alhambra Cemetery
- All Saints Cemetery
- The All Saints Cemetery is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Evergreen Mausoleum
- The Evergreen Mausoleum is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Mausoleum
- Fernwood Cemetery
- The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood Cemetery
- Golden Hill Memorial Park
- Hills of Eternity Memorial Park
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
- Home of Peace Cemetery
- Home of Peace Cemetery
- The Home of Peace Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home of Peace Cemetery
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Hoy Sun Memorial Cemetery
- Italian Cemetery
- The Italian Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Cemetery
- Japanese Cemetery
- The Japanese Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japanese Cemetery
- Lafayette Cemetery
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- Lone Tree Cemetery
- Military Cemetery
- The Military Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Mt. Eden Cemetery
- The Mt. Eden Cemetery is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Eden Cemetery
- Oakmont Memorial Park
- Oakmount Memorial Park
- Olivet Memorial Park
- Queen of Haven Cemetery
- The Queen of Haven Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen of Haven Cemetery
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery
- Rolling Hills Memorial Park
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
- St. Stephen Cemetery
- The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
- The Salem Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- San Francisco National Cemetery
- San Lorenzo Cemetery
- The San Lorenzo Cemetery is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Lorenzo Cemetery
- Serbian Cemetery
- Sunset View Cemetery
- Yerba Buena Cemetery
- The Yerba Buena Cemetery is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerba Buena Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Mountain View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alameda
- Albany
- Allendale
- Berkeley
- Brooklyn ‑ Historic
- Campbell Village
- Campbell Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Village
- Canyon
- East Oakland ‑ Historic
- El Cerrito
- Emeryville
- Fruitvale
- Havenscourt
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kensington
- Laurel
- Montclair
- Moraga
- Normandy Village
- Normandy Village is located in Alameda County
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- Oakland
- Orinda Village
- Orinda Village is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orinda Village
- Orinda
- Piedmont
- Rochedale Village
- Rochedale Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochedale Village
- South Berkeley
- University Village
- University Village is located in Alameda County
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- West Oakland
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 Mountain View 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 Mountain View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alameda
- Albany
- Berkeley
- El Cerrito
- Emeryville
- Fruitvale
- Kensington
- Oakland
- Orinda
- Piedmont
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 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 Mountain View 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 Mountain View Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #8191
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #229206 (Mountain View Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #229206 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: 115 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oakland East
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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- Mountain View 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. |