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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the San Francisco National Cemetery

Lat:   37.7996°   (37° 47' 58")

Lon:   -122.4641°   (-122° 27' 50")

The cemetery is located in San Francisco County<2>.

As an estimate, the San Francisco National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in San Francisco.

The county seat for San Francisco County is located in San Francisco. San Francisco lies just to the southeast of the San Francisco National Cemetery .

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 ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the San Francisco National Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from San Francisco National Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Yerba Buena Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yerba Buena Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yerba Buena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yerba Buena Cemetery is located in San Francisco County
  • Fernwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fernwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fernwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Marin County
  • Japanese Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Japanese Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Japanese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Japanese Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
  • Olivet Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
  • Italian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Italian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Italian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Italian Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
  • Cypress Lawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home of Peace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Home of Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Home of Peace Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
  • Hills of Eternity Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Serbian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Golden Hill Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hoy Sun Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Chinese Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinese Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chinese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chinese Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Chinese Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinese Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chinese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chinese Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Russian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Russian Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
    • Orange Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orange Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orange Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Orange Memorial Park is located in San Mateo County
    • Golden Gate National Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Gate National Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Gate National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Golden Gate National Cemetery is located in San Mateo County

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 San Francisco National Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from San Francisco National Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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.

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 San Francisco National Cemetery:

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 GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1656883  (San Francisco National Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1656883 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: San Francisco North
    • County: San Francisco         Elev: 59
    • Location given for GNIS #1656883 (San Francisco National Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #8344

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the San Francisco National Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7996, Longitude: -122.4641    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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