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A visit to the Santa Margarita Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Santa Margarita Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Santa Margarita Cemetery

Lat:   35.3914°   (35° 23' 29")

Lon:   -120.5891°   (-120° 35' 20")

The Santa Margarita Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County<2>.

The county seat for San Luis Obispo County is located in San Luis Obispo. San Luis Obispo lies just to the south southwest of the Santa Margarita Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 15 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Santa Margarita Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Atascadero Pine Mtn. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atascadero Pine Mtn. Cemetery
    • The Atascadero Pine Mtn. Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Atascadero Pine Mtn. Cemetery is located in Atascadero.
    • The Atascadero Pine Mtn. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Atascadero Cemetery
    • Pine Mtn. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154678 <5>
  • Old Mission Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mission Cemetery
    • The Old Mission Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Mission Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of San Luis Obispo.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2225331 <5>
  • Sutcliffe Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutcliffe Cemetery
    • The Sutcliffe Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sutcliffe Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of San Luis Obispo.
  • San Luis Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Luis Cemetery
    • The San Luis Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Luis Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of San Luis Obispo.
  • Quintana Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quintana Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quintana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Quintana Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Templeton Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Templeton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Templeton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Templeton Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Los Osos Valley Memorial Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cayucos - Morro Bay District Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cayucos - Morro Bay District Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cayucos - Morro Bay District Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cayucos - Morro Bay District Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Paso Robles District Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paso Robles District Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paso Robles District Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Paso Robles District Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Halcyon Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halcyon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halcyon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Halcyon Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Clark Memorial Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clark Memorial Park is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Shandon Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shandon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shandon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shandon Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Adelaida Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adelaida Cemetery
      • The Adelaida Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Guadalupe Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guadalupe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guadalupe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Santa Rosa Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Rosa Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Rosa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Santa Rosa Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Santa Margarita Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Santa Margarita Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Santa Margarita
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • San Luis Obispo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Atascadero
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Creston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Templeton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Linne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linne
    • Linne is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Baywood Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Los Osos
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • San Miguelito
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguelito have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguelito
    • San Miguelito is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Reeds ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
    • Reeds is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Morro Bay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morro Bay
    • Morro Bay is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morro Bay <6>
  • Avila Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Shell Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Musick ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Musick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
      • Musick is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • El Paso de Robles
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Paso de Robles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso de Robles
      • El Paso de Robles is located in San Luis Obispo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,521 people
    • Port San Luis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port San Luis
      • Port San Luis is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Pismo Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Paso Robles
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cayucos
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Grover Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Fairoaks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairoaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
      • Fairoaks is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Arroyo Grande
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Oak Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
      • Oak Park is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Oceano
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Wellsona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsona
      • Wellsona is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • La Panza ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Panza. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Panza
      • La Panza is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Estrella
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estrella
      • Estrella is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Shandon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

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 Margarita Cemetery. The following communities are located in San Luis Obispo County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Santa Margarita Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Santa Margarita 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 Santa Margarita Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #249077  (Santa Margarita Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #249077 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: Santa Margarita
    • County: San Luis Obispo         Elev: 322
    • Location given for GNIS #249077 (Santa Margarita Cemetery)

The official website for San Luis Obispo County: www.co.slo.ca.us/

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

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 Luis Obispo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Santa Margarita Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3914, Longitude: -120.5891       In this case, the coordinates for the Santa Margarita Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<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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