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A visit to the Soledad 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 Soledad Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Soledad Cemetery:

36.4275, -121.3124

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

The Soledad Cemetery is located in Monterey County<2>.

The county seat for Monterey County is located in Salinas. Salinas lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the northwest of the Soledad Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Soledad Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 16 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Soledad Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gonzales Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Gonzales Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales Cemetery
  • Greenfield Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Greenfield Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Cemetery
  • Willow Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bitterwater Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • The Bitterwater Cemetery is located in San Benito County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterwater Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bitterwater Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Bitterwater.
    • The Bitterwater Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7858 <5>
  • King City Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • The King City Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City Cemetery
  • Paicines Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • The Paicines Cemetery is located in San Benito County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paicines Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Paicines Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Hollister.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2371352 <5>
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Yamat Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • The Yamat Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yamat Cemetery
  • Cherry Hill Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in San Benito County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherry Hill Cemetery is located 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the southeast of Tres Pinos.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7899 <5>
  • Mansfield Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mansfield Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mansfield Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of King City.
    • The Mansfield Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Quinado Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2345997 <5>
  • Chinese Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Chinese Cemetery is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chinese Cemetery is located in Salinas.
  • Monterey County Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in San Benito County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Calvary Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • The Calvary Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in San Benito County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Sacred Heart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hollister.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7874 <5>
    • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in San Benito County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
      • The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
      • IOOF Cemetery
      • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #670325 <5>

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]<3> of the Soledad Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Soledad Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Soledad
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Greenfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gonzales
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinnacles
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinnacles is located in San Benito County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacles
  • San Benito
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • San Benito is located in San Benito County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito
  • Chualar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bitterwater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Bitterwater is located in San Benito County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterwater
  • King City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Paicines
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Spreckels
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Carmel Valley Village
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Serra Village
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Serra Village is located in Monterey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serra Village
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Ambler Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Ambler Park is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler Park
    • Tres Pinos
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • San Lucas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Salinas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridgemark
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Ridgemark is located in San Benito County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgemark
    • Boronda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Boronda is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boronda
    • Posts
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Posts is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posts
    • Santa Rita
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
    • Big Sur
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Panoche
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Panoche is located in San Benito County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panoche
    • Hollister
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Soledad Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monterey County.

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

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 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 Soledad Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Monterey 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 Soledad Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1873461  (Soledad Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1873461 has been 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:
      • Class: cemetery
      • Map Name: Soledad
      • County: Monterey
      • Elev: 74 (in feet)
      • Location given for Soledad Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.427465     Lon: -121.3124291
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Monterey, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Soledad 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>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.
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