Cemeteries in the City of Los Angeles

The earliest cemeteries in Los Angeles, California are now defunct. Here is a list by date. Current operating cemeteries are listed alphabetically below.

La Placita Church Cemetery La Iglesia de Nuestra Senora Reina de Los Angeles Cemetery
Location 521 N. Main Street, Los Angeles, California Opened in 1820 The remains of those buried at La Placita were relocated to Calvary on Buena Vista (now North Broadway).

Hill Cemetery Los Angeles City Cemetery Protestant Cemetery
Location Los Angeles First burials were probably in 1847. First recorded burial was 1853. Moving remains started in 1913 and the last of the interred were moved in 1947 so they thought. During a 2006 building project 80 more were found and reinterred in the Angelus Rosedale Cemetery. A full burial list and complete history of the cemetery can be found on the Southern California Genealogical Society website.

Old Calvary Cemetery
1253 Bishops Road, Los Angeles

In 1896, New Calvary Cemetery was established on Whittier Boulevard just east of downtown Los Angeles. Most, but not all, of those buried at "Old Calvary" were relocated to "New Calvary." Some went to other cemeteries in the area.

Masonic Cemetery
1030 S Downey Road, Los Angeles,California The defunct Masonic Cemetery was located on the grounds of the now Mt. Zion Cemetery in Boyle Heights.

Agudath Achim Cemetery
1022 South Downey Rd., Los Angeles, California 90023 Phone: 323-653-8886     Opened in 1919

Angelus Rosedale Cemetery
1831 W. Washington Blvd Los Angeles, California USA Phone: (323) 734-3155       Established in 1884. http://angelusrosedale.com/