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A visit to the Pilarcitos 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 Pilarcitos Cemetery ...

The Pilarcitos Cemetery is located in San Mateo County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Chinese Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Chinese Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
  • Chinese Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Chinese Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
  • Cypress Lawn Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Cypress Lawn Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Lawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cypress Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Colma.
    • The Cypress Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7927 <2>
  • Golden Gate National Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Golden Hill Memorial Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Golden Hill Memorial Park is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Golden Hill Memorial Park is located in Colma.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1901558 <2>
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
  • Hills of Eternity Memorial Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Hills of Eternity Memorial Park is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills of Eternity Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hills of Eternity Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Colma.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8027 <2>
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Colma.
    • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8038 <2>
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #529867 <2>
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Home of Peace Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home of Peace Cemetery
  • Hoy Sun Memorial Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Hoy Sun Memorial Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoy Sun Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hoy Sun Memorial Cemetery is located in Colma.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967519 <2>
  • Italian Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Italian Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Japanese Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Japanese Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japanese Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Oakwood Community Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Oakwood Community Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Community Cemetery
      • The Oakwood Community Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Convent Of The Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Olivet Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Olivet Memorial Park is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Memorial Park
      • The Olivet Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8239 <2>
    • Orange Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Orange Memorial Park is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Memorial Park
    • Russian Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Russian Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Cemetery
    • St. Anthony Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Serbian Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Serbian Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbian Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Serbian Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Colma.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8362 <2>
    • Skylawn Memorial Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Skylawn Memorial Park is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylawn Memorial Park
      • The Skylawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Skylawn Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8376 <2>
    • Union Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Woodlawn Memorial Park is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Memorial Park
      • The Woodlawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8458 <2>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pilarcitos Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Adobe Corner
    • Adobe Corner is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adobe Corner
  • Atherton
  • Belmont
  • Burlingame
  • El Granada
  • Emerald Lake Hills
    • Emerald Lake Hills is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Lake Hills
  • Fairway Park
    • Fairway Park is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Park
  • Foster City
  • Half Moon Bay
  • Highlands - Baywood Park
  • Highlands
    • Highlands is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
  • Hillsborough
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Laurel
      • Laurel is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Martins Beach
      • Martins Beach is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Beach
    • Millbrae
    • Montara
    • Moss Beach
    • North Fair Oaks
      • North Fair Oaks is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fair Oaks
    • Pacifica
    • Portola Valley
    • Redwood City
    • San Bruno
    • San Carlos
    • San Gregorio
    • San Mateo
    • Searsville ‑ Historic
      • Searsville is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
    • South San Francisco
    • West Menlo Park
    • Woodside

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 Pilarcitos Cemetery. The following communities are located in San Mateo County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pilarcitos Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Pilarcitos Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to San Mateo 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 Pilarcitos Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1786153  (Pilarcitos Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1786153 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: San Mateo
      • Est. Elev: 22 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Half Moon Bay

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Mateo, 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' (or 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- Pilarcitos 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.