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A visit to the Queen of Heaven 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 Queen of Heaven Cemetery ...

The Queen of Heaven Cemetery is located in Monterey County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Calvary Cemetery
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in San Benito County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Calvary Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • The Calvary Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in San Benito County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Sacred Heart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hollister.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7874 <2>
  • Castroville Public Cemetery
    • 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 <2>
  • Chinese Cemetery
    • The Chinese Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chinese Cemetery is located in Salinas.
  • El Carmeto Cemetery
    • The El Carmeto Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Carmeto Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the El Carmeto Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Pacific Grove.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7947 <2>
  • El Encinal Cemetery
    • The El Encinal Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Encinal Cemetery
  • Hambey Cemetery
    • The Hambey Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambey Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in San Benito County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
    • IOOF Cemetery
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #670325 <2>
  • IOOF Cemetery
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF 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
  • Mission Memorial Park
    • The Mission Memorial Park is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Memorial Park
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Monterey County 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. Johns Cemetery
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • San Carlos Cemetery
      • The San Carlos Cemetery is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlos Cemetery
    • San Juan Bautista Cemetery
      • 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 <2>
    • Watsonville Catholic Cemetery
    • Yamat Cemetery
      • The Yamat Cemetery is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yamat Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Queen of Heaven Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Ambler Park
    • Ambler Park is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler Park
  • Aromas
  • Boronda
    • Boronda is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boronda
  • Castroville
  • Colache Town
    • Colache Town is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colache Town
  • Elkhorn
    • Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Fort Ord Village ‑ Historic
    • Fort Ord Village is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ord Village
  • Freedom
  • Interlaken
    • Interlaken is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
  • Las Lomas
    • Las Lomas is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
  • Marina
    • Marina is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marina <4>
  • Moss Landing
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pajaro
      • Pajaro is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
    • Prattco ‑ Historic
      • Prattco is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattco
    • Prunedale
    • River Oaks
      • River Oaks is located in San Benito County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
    • Salinas
    • San Juan Bautista
    • Sand City
    • Santa Rita
      • Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
    • Sargent ‑ Historic
      • Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
    • Seaside
    • Serra Village
      • Serra Village is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serra Village
    • Spreckels
    • Vega ‑ Historic
      • Vega is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
    • Watsonville

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 Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monterey County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Queen of Heaven 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 helpful 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 Queen of Heaven Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Monterey 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 Queen of Heaven Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1873201  (Queen of Heaven Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1873201 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: Monterey
      • Est. Elev: 53 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Prunedale

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Monterey, 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 from Point A (ie- Queen of Heaven 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.