A visit to the Rose Hill 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 Rose Hill Cemetery ...
The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Alhambra Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Alhambra Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alhambra Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Martinez.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7834 <2>
- Benicia City Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Benicia City Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benicia City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benicia City Cemetery is located in Benicia.
- Byron Brentwood Knightson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Catholic Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Dublin Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- The Dublin Cemetery is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holly Cross Cemetery
- Lafayette Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- Live Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Memory Gardens Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens Cemetery
- The Memory Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memory Gardens Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8157 <2>
- Military Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Military Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Cemetery
- New Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holy Cross Cemetery
- Oak View Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak View Memorial Park is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Memorial Park
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- Oakmont Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Oakmont Memorial Park is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmont Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakmont Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Pleasant Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8221 <2>
- Oakmount Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Queen of Haven Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Queen of Haven Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen of Haven Cemetery
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Dominics Cemetery is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dominics Cemetery
- St. Stephen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Brentwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #188400 <2>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rose Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alamo
- Antioch
- Avon
- Avon is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Bay Point
- Birds Landing
- Blackhawk - Camino Tassajara
- Blackhawk
- Blackhawk is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Brentwood
- Clayton
- Clyde
- Clyde is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Concord
- Danville
- Danville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,883 people
- Former name for Danville:
- Inmanville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Diablo
- Empire ‑ Historic
- Empire is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Knightsen
- Marsh Creek Springs
- Marsh Creek Springs is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek Springs
- Oakley
- Pacheco
- Pittsburg
- Pleasant Hill
- Port Chicago ‑ Historic
- Port Chicago is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Chicago
- Rock City
- Rock City is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Tassajara
- Tassajara is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tassajara
- Vine Hill
- Vine Hill is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Waldon
- Waldon is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldon
- Walnut Creek
- West Pittsburg
- West Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittsburg
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 Rose Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Contra Costa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rose Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Antioch
- Concord
- Danville
- Oakley
- Pittsburg
- Port Chicago - Historic
- Walnut Creek
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Rose Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Contra Costa 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 Rose Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1701817 (Rose Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1701817 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: Contra Costa
- Est. Elev: 312 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Antioch South
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Contra Costa, 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- Rose Hill 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. |