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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. 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 Yorba Cemetery ...

The Yorba Cemetery is located in Orange County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Anaheim Cemetery
    • The Anaheim Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaheim Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Anaheim Cemetery is located in Anaheim.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7838 <2>
  • Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre
  • Corona Sunnyslope Cemetery
    • The Corona Sunnyslope Cemetery is located in Riverside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona Sunnyslope Cemetery
    • 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 <2>
  • Fairhaven Memorial Park
    • The Fairhaven Memorial Park is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Memorial Park
    • 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 <2>
  • 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 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 <2>
  • Harbor Lawn - Mt. Olive Memorial Park
    • The Harbor Lawn - Mt. Olive Memorial Park is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Lawn - Mt. Olive Memorial Park
    • 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 <2>
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • 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 <2>
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Pomona.
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Loma Vista Memorial Park
  • Magnolia Memorial Park
    • The Magnolia Memorial Park is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Memorial Park
  • Melrose Abbey Cemetery
    • The Melrose Abbey Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Abbey Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Memory Garden Memorial Park
    • Pomona Cemetery
      • The Pomona Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona Cemetery
      • 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 <2>
    • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      • The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      • 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 <2>
    • Santa Ana Cemetery
      • The Santa Ana Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana Cemetery
      • 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 <2>
    • Spadra Cemetery
      • The Spadra Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Spadra Cemetery is located in Pomona.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1996108 <2>
    • Sunny Shope Cemetery
      • The Sunny Shope Cemetery is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Shope Cemetery
    • Westminster Memorial Park
      • The Westminster Memorial Park is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster Memorial Park
      • The Westminster Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Central Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8437 <2>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Yorba Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Anaheim Hills
  • Anaheim
  • Atwood
  • Beeks Place ‑ Historic
    • Beeks Place is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks Place
  • Brea
    • Brea is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,484 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brea <4>
  • Chino Hills
  • Chino
    • Chino is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chino
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chino <4>
  • Cowan Heights
    • Cowan Heights is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Heights
  • Diamond Bar
  • Fullerton
  • Garden Grove
  • La Habra Heights
    • La Habra Heights is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Habra Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,212 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • La Habra
    • Los Serranos
      • Los Serranos is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Serranos
    • Marlboro
      • Marlboro is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
    • North Tustin
      • North Tustin is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tustin
    • Olive
      • Olive is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
    • Orange
    • Panorama Heights
      • Panorama Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Heights
    • Placentia
    • Rowland Heights
    • Santa Ana
    • Silverado
    • Tustin
    • Villa Park
    • Walnut
      • Walnut is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut <4>
    • Wanda ‑ Historic
      • Wanda is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
    • Yorba Linda

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 begin 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:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Orange 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 Yorba Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1765205  (Yorba Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1765205 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: Orange
      • Est. Elev: 109 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Orange

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yorba 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.