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A visit to the Yorba Cemetery ...

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 Yorba Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   33.8647°   (33° 51' 52")

Lon:   -117.7837°   (-117° 47' 1")

The Yorba Cemetery is located in Orange County<2>.

The county seat for Orange County is located in Santa Ana. Santa Ana lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Yorba Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Yorba Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre is located in Orange County
  • Anaheim Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anaheim Cemetery
    • The Anaheim Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Anaheim Cemetery is located in Anaheim.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7838 <5>
  • Fairhaven Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairhaven Memorial Park
    • The Fairhaven Memorial Park is located in Orange County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairhaven Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Santa Ana.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7965 <5>
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    • The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Santa Ana.
    • The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New St. John Lutheran Cemetery
    • New St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8324 <5>
  • Santa Ana Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Ana Cemetery
    • The Santa Ana Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Santa Ana Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Santa Ana.
    • The Santa Ana Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8351 <5>
  • Memory Garden Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Garden Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Garden Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Memory Garden Memorial Park is located in Orange County
  • Loma Vista Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loma Vista Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loma Vista Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Loma Vista Memorial Park is located in Orange County
  • Melrose Abbey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melrose Abbey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melrose Abbey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Melrose Abbey Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    • The Queen of Heaven Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
  • Spadra Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spadra Cemetery
    • The Spadra Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Spadra Cemetery is located in Pomona.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1996108 <5>
  • Magnolia Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Magnolia Memorial Park is located in Orange County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Pomona.
    • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
      • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pomona.
      • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8036 <5>
    • Pomona Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pomona Cemetery
      • The Pomona Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pomona Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pomona.
      • The Pomona Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pomona Valley Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8286 <5>
    • Corona Sunnyslope Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corona Sunnyslope Cemetery
      • The Corona Sunnyslope Cemetery is located in Riverside County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Corona Sunnyslope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Corona.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #264774 <5>
    • Sunny Shope Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Shope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunny Shope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunny Shope Cemetery is located in Riverside County
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Covina Hills)
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Covina Hills)
      • The Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Covina Hills) is located in Los Angeles County
      • 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 Yorba 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 <5>
    • Westminster Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westminster Memorial Park
      • The Westminster Memorial Park is located in Orange County
      • The Westminster Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Central Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8437 <5>
    • Harbor Lawn - Mt. Olive Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harbor Lawn - Mt. Olive Memorial Park
      • The Harbor Lawn - Mt. Olive Memorial Park is located in Orange County
      • The Harbor Lawn - Mt. Olive Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Harbor Rest Memorial Park
      • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #790425 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Yorba Cemetery.

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

  • Anaheim Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Yorba Linda
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Atwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Villa Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wanda ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
    • Wanda is located in Orange County
  • Marlboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
    • Marlboro is located in Orange County
  • Placentia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Orange
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Panorama Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Heights
    • Panorama Heights is located in Orange County
  • North Tustin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Tustin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tustin
    • North Tustin is located in Orange County
  • Cowan Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Heights
    • Cowan Heights is located in Orange County
  • Anaheim
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Brea
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brea
      • Brea is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,484 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brea <6>
    • Beeks Place ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beeks Place. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks Place
      • Beeks Place is located in Orange County
    • Los Serranos
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Serranos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Serranos
      • Los Serranos is located in San Bernardino County
    • Fullerton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Santa Ana
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tustin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Chino Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Garden Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rowland Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • La Habra
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Silverado
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
      • Walnut is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut <6>
    • Chino
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chino
      • Chino is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chino <6>
    • La Habra Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Habra Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Habra Heights
      • La Habra Heights is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,212 people
    • Diamond Bar
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Yorba Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Orange County.

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

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 Yorba Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1765205  (Yorba Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1765205 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: Orange
    • County: Orange         Elev: 109
    • Location given for GNIS #1765205 (Yorba Cemetery)

The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/

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 Orange, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Yorba Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8647, Longitude: -117.7837       In this case, the coordinates for the Yorba Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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