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A visit to the Skylawn Memorial Park ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Skylawn Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Skylawn Memorial Park (FG ID #8376)

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 Skylawn Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Skylawn Memorial Park

Lat:   37.4995°   (37° 29' 58")

Lon:   -122.3709°   (-122° 22' 15")

The Skylawn Memorial Park is located in San Mateo County<2>.

The county seat for San Mateo County is located in Redwood City. Redwood City lies just to the east of the Skylawn Memorial Park .

Name Variations for Skylawn Memorial Park ...

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.

Skylawn Memorial Park has also been known as:

  • Skylawn Memorial Gardens

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 24 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Skylawn Memorial Park.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Skylawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • IOOF Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
  • Pilarcitos Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilarcitos Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilarcitos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pilarcitos Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
  • Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
  • Golden Gate National Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Gate National Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Gate National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Golden Gate National Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakwood Community Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Orange Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orange Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orange Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Orange Memorial Park is located in San Mateo County
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Cypress Lawn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Chinese Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinese Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chinese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chinese Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
  • Russian Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Russian Cemetery is located in San Mateo County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Skylawn Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Skylawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

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 Skylawn Memorial Park. The following communities are located in San Mateo County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Skylawn Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Skylawn Memorial Park:

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 Skylawn Memorial Park:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #234707  (Skylawn Memorial Gardens)
    • Note: GNIS record #234707 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: Woodside
    • County: San Mateo         Elev: 150
    • Location given for GNIS #234707 (Skylawn Memorial Gardens)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #8376

The official website for San Mateo County: www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/

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

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 San Mateo, 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 things 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 Skylawn Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4995, Longitude: -122.3709    
<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 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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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