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A visit to the Saint Stephen 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 St. Stephen Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Stephen Cemetery:

37.9624, -122.0316

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Stephen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County<2>.

The county seat for Contra Costa County is located in Martinez. Martinez lies just to the northwest of the St. Stephen Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Stephen Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the St. Stephen Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Stephen Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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 <5>
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
  • Oakmont Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 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 <5>
  • Oakmount Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Queen of Heaven Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen of Heaven Cemetery
  • Queen of Haven Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 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
  • Lafayette Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
  • Alhambra Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <5>
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
  • St. Dominics Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Dominics Cemetery is located in Solano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dominics Cemetery
  • Military Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Military Cemetery is located in Solano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Benicia City Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.
    • All Souls Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The All Souls Cemetery is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Souls Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the All Souls Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Vallejo.
      • The All Souls Cemetery has also been known as:
      • All Souls Catholic Cemetery
    • Carquinez Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Carquinez Cemetery is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carquinez Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carquinez Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Vallejo.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7883 <5>
    • St. Vincents Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Vincents Cemetery is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincents Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vincents Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Vallejo.
      • The St. Vincents Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Vincent Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8342 <5>
    • Sunset View Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Sunset View Cemetery is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in El Cerrito.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8394 <5>
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Oakland.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1698809 <5>
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Alameda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Oakland.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8191 <5>
    • New Holy Cross Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Oak View Memorial Park is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Memorial Park
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • 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

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 St. Stephen Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Stephen Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Pleasant Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Concord
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <6>
  • Waldon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Waldon is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldon
  • Pacheco
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Walnut Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Clyde
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Clyde is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Vine Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Vine Hill is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
  • Clayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Clayton is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>
  • Avon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Avon is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Port Chicago ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Port Chicago is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Chicago
  • Mountain View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain View is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • West Pittsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Pittsburg is located in Contra Costa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittsburg
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bay Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Martinez
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Martinez is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,027 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <6>
    • Lafayette
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Alamo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Danville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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 <6>
    • Diablo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock City is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Pittsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Benicia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Orinda Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Orinda Village is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orinda Village
    • Orinda
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Orinda is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orinda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orinda <6>
    • Moraga
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Moraga is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moraga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,967 people
      • Former name for Moraga:
      • Willow Springs
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moraga <6>
    • Marsh Creek Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Marsh Creek Springs is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek Springs
    • Port Costa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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 St. Stephen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Contra Costa County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Stephen 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 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 St. Stephen 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 St. Stephen Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #232254  (Saint Stephen Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #232254 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: 16 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Walnut Creek
      • Location given for Saint Stephen Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.9624225     Lon: -122.0316288
      • 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 Contra Costa, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Stephen Cemetery) 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.