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A visit to the Soledad Cemetery ...


The location of the Soledad Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Soledad Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   36.4275°   (36° 25' 39")

Lon:   -121.3124°   (-121° 18' 44")

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 .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Soledad Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Monterey County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Soledad Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinnacles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacles
      • Pinnacles is located in San Benito County
    • San Benito
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito
      • San Benito is located in San Benito County
    • Chualar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bitterwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterwater
      • Bitterwater is located in San Benito County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serra Village
      • Serra Village is located in Monterey County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Ambler Park
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler Park
        • Ambler Park is located in Monterey County
      • 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)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgemark
        • Ridgemark is located in San Benito County
      • Boronda
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boronda
        • Boronda is located in Monterey County
      • Posts
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posts
        • Posts is located in Monterey County
      • Santa Rita
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Rita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
        • Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
      • Big Sur
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Panoche
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panoche
        • Panoche is located in San Benito County
      • 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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 15 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Soledad Cemetery.<5>

    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)
    • Greenfield Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenfield Cemetery is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Bitterwater Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7858 <6>
    • King City Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The King City Cemetery is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King City Cemetery
    • Paicines Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Paicines Cemetery is located in San Benito County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Paicines Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Hollister.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paicines Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2371352 <6>
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Yamat Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yamat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Yamat Cemetery is located in Monterey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yamat Cemetery
    • Cherry Hill Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cherry Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in San Benito County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7899 <6>
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Chinese Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chinese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chinese Cemetery is located in Monterey County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chinese Cemetery is located in Salinas.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinese Cemetery
      • Monterey County Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monterey County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Monterey County Cemetery is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monterey County Cemetery
      • Calvary Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Calvary Cemetery is located in San Benito County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Calvary Sacred Heart Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Queen of Heaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Queen of Heaven Cemetery is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Queen of Heaven Cemetery
      • IOOF Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • The IOOF Cemetery is located in San Benito County
        • The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
        • IOOF Cemetery
        • Odd Fellows Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #670325 <6>

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

    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.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Soledad
      • County: Monterey         Elev: 74
      • Location given for GNIS #1873461 (Soledad Cemetery)

    The official website for Monterey County: www.co.monterey.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 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' 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 Soledad Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4275, Longitude: -121.3124       In this case, the coordinates for the Soledad Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <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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