A visit to the Oakmont Memorial Park ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oakmont Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oakmont Memorial Park (FG ID #8221)
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 Oakmont Memorial Park ...
The Oakmont Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Pleasant Hill.
The cemetery is located in Contra Costa County<2>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Alhambra Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- All Souls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benicia City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Benicia City Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benicia City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benicia City Cemetery is located in Benicia.
- Carquinez Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Mausoleum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Mausoleum is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Mausoleum
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- Live Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Military Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Military Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mountain View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Hills Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Dominics Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dominics Cemetery
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stephen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen Cemetery
- St. Vincents Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakmont Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alamo
- Avon
- Bay Point
- Benicia
- Canyon
- Clayton
- Clyde
- Clyde is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Concord
- Crockett
- Danville
- El Sobrante
- Hercules
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Kensington
- Lafayette
- Martinez
- Montclair
- Moraga
- Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Normandy Village
- Normandy Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
- Orinda Village
- Orinda Village is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orinda Village
- Orinda
- Pacheco
- Pleasant Hill
- Port Chicago ‑ Historic
- Port Costa
- Rochedale Village
- Rochedale Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochedale Village
- Rodeo
- Tormey
- Valona
- Vine Hill
- Vine Hill is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Waldon
- Waldon is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldon
- Walnut Creek
- West Pittsburg
- West Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittsburg
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 Oakmont Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Contra Costa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakmont Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Benicia
- Concord
- Crockett
- Danville
- Kensington
- Lafayette
- Martinez
- Orinda
- Port Chicago - Historic
- Walnut Creek
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 Oakmont Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Contra Costa 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 Oakmont Memorial Park:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #8221
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #229896 (Oakmont Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #229896 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: Contra Costa
- Est. Elev: 136 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walnut Creek
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 Contra Costa, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oakmont 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. |