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A visit to the San Luis Rey 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 San Luis Rey Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the San Luis Rey Cemetery:

33.2286, -117.3203

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

The San Luis Rey Cemetery is located in San Diego County<2>.

The county seat for San Diego County is located in San Diego. San Diego lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the San Luis Rey Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the San Luis Rey Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the San Luis Rey Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Eternal Hills Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • San Marcos Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fallbrook Odd Fellows Community Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Fallbrook Odd Fellows Community Cemetery is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook Odd Fellows Community Cemetery
    • The Fallbrook Odd Fellows Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fallbrook Pioneer Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Odd Fellows Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8224 <5>
  • Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fallbrook.
    • The Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Malsonic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8139 <5>
  • Olivenhain Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Olivenhain Cemetery is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivenhain Cemetery
  • Valley Center Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Indian Cemetery is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
  • Pala Tribal Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pala Tribal Cemetery is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pala Tribal Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pala Tribal Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Pala
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2309242 <5>
  • Oak Hill Memorial Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • The Oak Hill Memorial Park is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Memorial Park
  • Carmel Valley Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • The Carmel Valley Cemetery is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carmel Valley Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Del Mar.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #153712 <5>
  • Pauma Valley Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • The Pauma Valley Cemetery is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauma Valley Cemetery
  • Temecula Public Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Temecula Public Cemetery is located in Riverside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temecula Public Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Temecula Public Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Temecula.
    • The Temecula Public Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Temecula Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1759791 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Bartholomew Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Laurel Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The Laurel Cemetery is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Cemetery
    • El Camino Memorial Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Dearborn Memorial Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dearborn Memorial Park is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dearborn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Poway.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7932 <5>
    • Miramar National Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • The Miramar National Cemetery is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miramar National Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Miramar National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of San Diego.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2381334 <5>
    • Indian Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
    • Wildomar Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • The Wildomar Cemetery is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildomar Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wildomar Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wildomar.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988828 <5>
    • Mission Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mission Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Cemetery
    • Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial is located outside and to the east of La Jolla.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988018 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the San Luis Rey Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from San Luis Rey Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • San Luis Rey
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Oceanside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ysidora ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ysidora is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ysidora
  • Vista
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Vista is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vista <6>
  • Carlsbad
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bonsall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Las Flores ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Las Flores is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Flores
  • Lake San Marcos
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake San Marcos is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake San Marcos
  • DeLuz
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • DeLuz is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLuz
  • San Marcos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lawrence Welk Resort Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Fallbrook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Leucadia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hidden Meadows
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Hidden Meadows is located in San Diego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Meadows
    • Encinitas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cardiff-by-the-Sea
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Rancho Santa Fe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Escondido
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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 Luis Rey Cemetery. The following communities are located in San Diego County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The San Luis Rey Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 San Luis Rey Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to San Diego 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 Luis Rey Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #248902  (San Luis Rey Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #248902 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 Diego
      • Est. Elev: 26 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: San Luis Rey
      • Location given for San Luis Rey Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.2286465     Lon: -117.3203151
      • 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 San Diego, 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 from Point A (ie- San Luis Rey 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.