List of Neighboring Cemeteries ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tent City (within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1>). The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are located in San Diego County.
- Carmel Valley Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dearborn Memorial Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dearborn Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dearborn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Poway.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7932 <2>
- El Cajon Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- El Camino Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glen Abbey Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Greenwood Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- La Vista Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Vista Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Vista Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Miramar National Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in San Diego.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8175 <2>
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Olivenhain Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olivenhain Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olivenhain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
In Closing ...
If you know of any cemeteries that we are missing in the area of Tent City, can you supply us with the name of the cemetery, its GPS location, whether the cemetery is still in use or if it is historic (ie- defunct, abandoned, etc.). If it applies, we would also like to learn of any past or alternate names that the cemetery has been known by.
If you don't know the GPS location (ie- the latitude/longitude) of a cemetery, please use our Map Page for Tent City to determine the cemetery's position (the instructions for finding the latitude/longitude can be found below the map).
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Tent City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Need help with your genealogy? We recommend a visit to these websites when searching in and around the area of Tent City and San Diego County:
Links at Cyndi's List:
for State of California
for San Diego County
Links at Family Search:
for State of California
for San Diego County
Links at Genealogy Trails:
for State of California
for San Diego County
We have a longer, more detailed list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Tent City.
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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- Tent City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tent City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6770, Longitude: -117.1736 In this case, the coordinates for Tent City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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> | 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. |