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A visit to the Quintana 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 Quintana Cemetery ...

The Quintana Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Adelaida Cemetery
    • The Adelaida Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelaida Cemetery
  • Atascadero Pine Mtn. Cemetery
    • The Atascadero Pine Mtn. Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atascadero Pine Mtn. Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Atascadero Pine Mtn. Cemetery is located in Atascadero.
    • The Atascadero Pine Mtn. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Atascadero Cemetery
    • Pine Mtn. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154678 <2>
  • Cambria Cemetery
    • The Cambria Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria Cemetery
  • Cayucos - Morro Bay District Cemetery
  • Guadalupe Cemetery
    • The Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe Cemetery
  • Halcyon Cemetery
    • The Halcyon Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Cemetery
  • Los Osos Valley Memorial Park
  • Old Mission Cemetery
    • The Old Mission Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mission Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Mission Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of San Luis Obispo.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2225331 <2>
  • Paso Robles District Cemetery
  • San Luis Cemetery
    • The San Luis Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Luis Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of San Luis Obispo.
  • Santa Margarita Cemetery
    • The Santa Margarita Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Margarita Cemetery
  • Santa Rosa Cemetery
    • The Santa Rosa Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa Cemetery
  • Sutcliffe Cemetery
    • The Sutcliffe Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutcliffe Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sutcliffe Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of San Luis Obispo.
  • Templeton Cemetery
    • The Templeton Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Quintana Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

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 Quintana Cemetery. The following communities are located in San Luis Obispo County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Quintana Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to San Luis Obispo 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 Quintana Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #247890  (Quintana Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #247890 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 Luis Obispo
      • Est. Elev: 42 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Morro Bay South

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Luis Obispo, 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Quintana Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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