A visit to the Santa Clara Mission 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 Santa Clara Mission Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Santa Clara Mission Cemetery (FG ID #1933477).
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 Santa Clara Mission Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Santa Clara Mission Cemetery:
37.3401, -121.9478
The Santa Clara Mission Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County<2>.
The county seat for Santa Clara County is located in San Jose. San Jose lies just to the east of the Santa Clara Mission Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Santa Clara Mission Cemetery.
Name Variations for Santa Clara Mission 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.
Santa Clara Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
- Santa Clara Catholic 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 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Santa Clara Mission Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Santa Clara Mission Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Hill Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Memorial Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Memorial Park
- Los Gatos Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located in Alum Rock.
- Gates of Heaven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Madronia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Madronia Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madronia Cemetery
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alta Mesa Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Old Mexican Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Mexican Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mexican Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Irvington Memorial Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hidalgo Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hidalgo Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hacienda Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hacienda Cemetery is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Cemetery
- Mission San Jose Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ohlone Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ohlones Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Ohlones Cemetery is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohlones Cemetery
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost Cemetery
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- Oakwood Community Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Santa Clara Mission Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Santa Clara Mission Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burbank
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Santa Clara
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fruitdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Sunol - Midtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- San Jose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rancho Rinconada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rancho Rinconada is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Rinconada
- Campbell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Agnew
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cupertino
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Champagne Fountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cambrian Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cambrian Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambrian Park
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sunnyvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alviso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saratoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alum Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milpitas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Monte Sereno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Los Gatos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alamitos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Trees
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Foothills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mountain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Loyola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Loyola is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyola
- Drawbridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Santa Clara Mission Cemetery. The following communities are located in Santa Clara County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Santa Clara Mission Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Campbell
- Cupertino
- Los Gatos
- Mountain View
- San Jose
- Santa Clara
- Saratoga
- Sunnyvale
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 Santa Clara Mission Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara Mission Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1933477
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2125763 (Santa Clara Catholic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2125763 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: Santa Clara
- Est. Elev: 30 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: San Jose West
- Location given for Santa Clara Catholic Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.34 Lon: -121.9472222
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Santa Clara, 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- Santa Clara Mission 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |