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A visit to the Santa Maria 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 Santa Maria Cemetery ...

The Santa Maria Cemetery is located in Santa Barbara County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Foxen Canyon Cemetery
    • The Foxen Canyon Cemetery is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxen Canyon Cemetery
  • Guadalupe Cemetery
    • The Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe Cemetery
  • Halcyon Cemetery
    • The Halcyon Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Cemetery
  • Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery
  • Los Alamos Cemetery
    • The Los Alamos Cemetery is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos Cemetery
  • Mission La Purisima Concepcion Cemetery
    • The Mission La Purisima Concepcion Cemetery is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission La Purisima Concepcion Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mission La Purisima Concepcion Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Lompoc.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2220938 <3>
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Ballard.
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oak Hill Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8210 <3>
  • Old Mission Cemetery
    • The Old Mission Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mission Cemetery
    • 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 <3>
  • Ontiveros Cemetery
    • The Ontiveros Cemetery is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontiveros Cemetery
  • Ryon Memorial Park
    • The Ryon Memorial Park is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryon Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ryon Memorial Park is located in Lompoc.
  • St. Marks in the Valley Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
    • The St. Marks in the Valley Episcopal Church Memorial Garden is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks in the Valley Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marks in the Valley Episcopal Church Memorial Garden is located in Los Olivos.
    • The St. Marks in the Valley Episcopal Church Memorial Garden has also been known as:
    • Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
    • St. Marks in the Valley Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336947 <3>
  • San Luis Cemetery
    • The San Luis Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Luis Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of San Luis Obispo.
  • Solvang Cemetery
    • The Solvang Cemetery is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvang Cemetery
  • Sutcliffe Cemetery
    • The Sutcliffe Cemetery is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutcliffe Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sutcliffe Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of San Luis Obispo.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Santa Maria Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Arroyo Grande
  • Betteravia
    • Betteravia is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betteravia
  • Callender
  • Casmalia
  • Fairoaks
    • Fairoaks is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
  • Garey
    • Garey is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garey
  • Grover Beach
  • Guadalupe
  • Lompoc Landing ‑ Historic
    • Lompoc Landing is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc Landing
  • Lompoc Village
    • Lompoc Village is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc Village
  • Lompoc
    • Lompoc is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lompoc <4>
  • Los Alamos
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Mission Hills
      • Mission Hills is located in Santa Barbara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
    • Musick ‑ Historic
      • Musick is located in San Luis Obispo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
    • Nipomo
    • Oceano
    • Orcutt
    • Pismo Beach
    • Reeds ‑ Historic
      • Reeds is located in San Luis Obispo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
    • Santa Maria
    • Shell Beach
    • Sisquoc
      • Sisquoc is located in Santa Barbara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisquoc
    • Vandenberg Village
      • Vandenberg Village is located in Santa Barbara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandenberg Village

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 Maria Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Santa Barbara County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Santa Maria 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 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 Maria Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Santa Barbara 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 Maria Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #249083  (Santa Maria Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #249083 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 Barbara
      • Est. Elev: 71 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Santa Maria

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Santa Barbara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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- Santa Maria Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.