A visit to the Old Mexican 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 Old Mexican Cemetery ...
The Old Mexican Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Calvary Cemetery
- 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.
- Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Day Valley Cemetery
- The Day Valley Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley Cemetery
- The Day Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Valencia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159752 <2>
- Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Felton Cemetery
- The Felton Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Felton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Felton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #274025 <2>
- Gates of Heaven Cemetery
- Hacienda Cemetery
- The Hacienda Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Los Gatos Memorial Park
- The Los Gatos Memorial Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Gatos Memorial Park
- The Los Gatos Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Los Gatos Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8134 <2>
- Madronia Cemetery
- The Madronia Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madronia Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mission City Memorial Park
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Oak Hill Memorial Park
- The Oak Hill Memorial Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Memorial Park
- Oakwood Memorial Park
- The Oakwood Memorial Park is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Memorial Park
- The Oakwood Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Oak Wood Cemetery
- Santa Cruz Memorial Oakwood Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8219 <2>
- Old Holy Cross Cemetery
- Pajaro Valley Memorial Park
- Pioneer Cemetery
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Santa Clara Mission Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- Santa Cruz Memorial Park
- The Santa Cruz Memorial Park is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz Memorial Park
- The Santa Cruz Memorial Park has also been known as:
- IOOF Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1642244 <2>
- Soquel Cemetery
- The Soquel Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soquel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Soquel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Soquel.
- The Soquel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beit Olam Cemetery
- Eternal Home Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #999577 <2>
- Watsonville Catholic Cemetery
- The Watsonville Catholic Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watsonville Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Watsonville Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Watsonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145531 <2>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Mexican Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alamitos
- Alamitos is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamitos
- Alma ‑ Historic
- Alma is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Burbank
- Burbank is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Cambrian Park
- Cambrian Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambrian Park
- Campbell
- Champagne Fountain
- Champagne Fountain is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne Fountain
- Chemeketa Park
- Chemeketa Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemeketa Park
- Coyote
- English Town
- English Town is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- Fruitdale
- Fruitdale is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Glenwood
- Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Holy City ‑ Historic
- Holy City is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy City
- Laurel
- Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Lexington Hills
- Lexington Hills is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Hills
- Lexington ‑ Historic
- Lexington is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Los Gatos
- Madrone
- Madrone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
- Monte Sereno
- Morgan Hill
- New Almaden
- Patchen
- Patchen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchen
- Redwood Estates
- San Jose
- Saratoga
- Seven Trees
- Seven Trees is located in Santa Clara County
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- Summit
- Summit is located in Santa Cruz County
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- Summit has also been known as:
- Loma Prieta
- Sunol - Midtown
- Sunol - Midtown is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunol - Midtown
- Sveadal
- Sveadal is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sveadal
- The Willows
- The Willows is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
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 Old Mexican Cemetery. The following communities are located in Santa Clara County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Mexican Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Campbell
- Los Gatos
- Morgan Hill
- San Jose
- Saratoga
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 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 Old Mexican Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Santa Clara 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 Old Mexican Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #229975 (Old Mexican Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #229975 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: Santa Clara
- Est. Elev: 463 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Santa Teresa Hills
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Old Mexican Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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