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A visit to the Sierra Madre 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 Sierra Madre Cemetery ...

The Sierra Madre Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    • The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Los Angeles.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7870 <2>
  • Chinese Cemetery
    • The Chinese Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chinese Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Los Angeles.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7901 <2>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Covina Hills
    • The Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Covina Hills is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Covina Hills
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Covina Hills is a very large cemetery that is located in Covina.
    • The Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Covina Hills has also been known as:
    • Covina Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Covina Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    • Be careful, some people have confused the Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Covina Hills with the Sierra Madre Cemetery - and also the Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale (located 23 miles to the west) and the Forest Lawn Park Cemetery (Long Beach) (located 24 miles to the southwest).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7973 <2>
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale
    • The Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale is a very large cemetery that is located in Glendale.
    • The Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale has also been known as:
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery - Glendale
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale
    • Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    • Be careful, some people have confused the Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale with the Sierra Madre Cemetery - and also the Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills (located 4 miles to the west) and the Forest Lawn Park Cemetery (Long Beach) (located 19 miles to the south).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7974 <2>
  • Grand View Memorial Park
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    • The Home of Peace Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home of Peace Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Live Oak Memorial Park
    • The Live Oak Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Memorial Park
    • The Live Oak Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Liveoak Cemetery
    • Monrovia Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #274268 <2>
  • Los Angeles Odd Fellows Cemetery
  • Mausoleum of the Golden West
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Memorial Park
      • The Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
      • The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Chapel of the Garden
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8193 <2>
    • Mountain View Mausoleum
      • The Mountain View Mausoleum is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Mausoleum
    • Oakdale Memorial Park
      • The Oakdale Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Memorial Park
      • The Oakdale Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Glendora Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8220 <2>
    • Resurrection Cemetery
      • The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
    • Rose Hills Memorial Park
      • The Rose Hills Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hills Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hills Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Whittier.
      • The Rose Hills Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Whittier Heights Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8308 <2>
    • Russian Molokan Cemetery
    • San Gabriel Cemetery
      • The San Gabriel Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Gabriel Cemetery
    • Savannah Cemetery
      • The Savannah Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah Cemetery
    • Serbian Cemetery
      • The Serbian Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbian Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Sierra Madre Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Alhambra
  • Altadena
  • Arcadia
    • Arcadia is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <4>
  • Azusa
    • Azusa is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azusa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,238 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azusa <4>
  • Baldwin Park
  • Bradbury
  • Duarte
    • Duarte is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duarte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,001 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duarte <4>
  • East Pasadena
    • East Pasadena is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pasadena
  • East San Gabriel
    • East San Gabriel is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East San Gabriel
  • El Monte
    • El Monte is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Monte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <4>
  • Irwindale
  • Lamanda Park
    • Lamanda Park is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamanda Park
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mayflower Village
      • Mayflower Village is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
    • Monrovia
    • Mount Wilson
    • North El Monte
      • North El Monte is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North El Monte
    • Pasadena
      • Pasadena is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,045 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <4>
    • Rosemead
    • San Gabriel
    • San Marino
    • Santa Anita
      • Santa Anita is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Anita
    • Sierra Madre
    • South El Monte
    • South Pasadena
    • South San Gabriel
      • South San Gabriel is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South San Gabriel
    • Temple City

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 Sierra Madre Cemetery. The following communities are located in Los Angeles County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sierra Madre 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 Sierra Madre Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Los Angeles 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 Sierra Madre Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #249437  (Sierra Madre Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #249437 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: Los Angeles
      • Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mount Wilson

    Footnotes ...

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