A visit to the San Francisco National Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the San Francisco National Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The San Francisco National Cemetery (FG ID #8344)
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 San Francisco National Cemetery ...
The San Francisco National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in San Francisco.
The cemetery is located in San Francisco County<2>.
Establishment of the San Francisco National Cemetery ...
The San Francisco National Cemetery was established December 12, 1884.
Name Variations for San Francisco National Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
San Francisco National Cemetery has also been known as:
- Presidio Cemetery
- Post Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Chinese Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Chinese Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
- Chinese Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Chinese Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
- Cypress Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fernwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood Cemetery
- Golden Gate National Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Golden Hill Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Hills of Eternity Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Italian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Italian Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Japanese Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Japanese Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japanese Cemetery
- Olivet Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Orange Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Orange Memorial Park is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Memorial Park
- Russian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Russian Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Serbian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yerba Buena Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Yerba Buena Cemetery is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerba Buena Cemetery
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 San Francisco National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Amanico Ergina Village
- Amanico Ergina Village is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanico Ergina Village
- Bel Aire
- Belvedere
- Brisbane
- Broadmoor Village
- Broadmoor Village is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor Village
- Broadmoor
- Broadmoor is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
- Chinatown
- Colma
- Daly City
- Doelger City
- Doelger City is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doelger City
- Fort McDowell
- Fort McDowell is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McDowell
- Friendship Village
- Friendship Village is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Village
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Golden Gate Heights
- Manzanita
- Marin City
- Marin City is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marin City
- Mill Valley
- Mission District
- Muir Beach
- Paradise Cay
- San Francisco
- Sausalito
- Stonestown
- Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Sydney Town ‑ Historic
- Sydney Town is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydney Town
- Tamalpais - Homestead Valley
- Tiburon
- Westlake
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 San Francisco National Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in San Francisco County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The San Francisco National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belvedere
- Brisbane
- Colma
- Daly City
- Marin City
- Mill Valley
- San Francisco
- Sausalito
- Tiburon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 San Francisco National Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to San Francisco 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 San Francisco National Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #8344
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1656883 (San Francisco National Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1656883 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 Francisco
- Est. Elev: 59 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: San Francisco North
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Francisco, 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' (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- San Francisco National 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. |