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A visit to the Pajaro Valley 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 Pajaro Valley Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pajaro Valley Memorial Park:

36.9633, -121.7222

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pajaro Valley Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Pajaro Valley Memorial Park is located in Santa Cruz County<2>.

The county seat for Santa Cruz County is located in Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of the Pajaro Valley Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pajaro Valley Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Pajaro Valley Memorial Park.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pajaro Valley Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Watsonville Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Day Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Hambey Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Hambey Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambey Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Castroville Public Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • 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 <5>
  • San Juan Bautista Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <5>
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    • Soquel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • 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 <5>
    • Oakwood Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • 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 <5>
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hacienda Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Hacienda Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Cemetery
    • Hidalgo Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hidalgo Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo Cemetery
    • Old Mexican Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old Mexican Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mexican Cemetery
    • Old Holy Cross Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pajaro Valley Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pajaro Valley Memorial Park, with the nearest first:

  • Interlaken
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Interlaken is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
  • Strongs Mobile Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Colache Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Colache Town is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colache Town
  • Amesti
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Amesti is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesti
  • Freedom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Watsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pajaro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pajaro is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
  • Vega ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Vega is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
  • Corralitos
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Las Lomas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Las Lomas is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
  • Aromas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Aptos Hills - Larkin Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • La Selva Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Day Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Day Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley
    • River Oaks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • River Oaks is located in San Benito County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
    • Gilroy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <6>
    • Rio del Mar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Elkhorn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Sveadal
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sveadal is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sveadal
    • Rucker
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rucker is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
    • Aptos
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sargent ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
    • San Martin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Moss Landing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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 Pajaro Valley Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Santa Cruz County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Pajaro Valley Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Santa Cruz 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 Pajaro Valley Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #230244  (Pajaro Valley Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #230244 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 Cruz
      • Est. Elev: 76 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Watsonville East
      • Location given for Pajaro Valley Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 36.9632848     Lon: -121.7221711
      • 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 Santa Cruz, 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- Pajaro Valley Memorial Park) 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.