California Cemeteries

United States California  Cemeteries

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection contains tombstone inscriptions from California cemeteries. This collection is described in California Genealogy. A separate DAR collection of cemetery records from some counties is in Vital Records from Cemeteries in California to 1962, 17 Volumes. (N.p.: Daughters of the American Revolution. California, 1968; Family History Library films -91).

Another important collection is Cemetery Records of California, 11 Volumes. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society, 1954-63; Family History Library ).

Web Sites

 * Interment.net
 * Cemetery Junction
 * The USGenWeb Tombstone Project
 * Find a Grave
 * California Cemetery Records (at California Genealogy) Cemetery inscriptions found online organized by county and city

Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:


 * San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * California, San Mateo County, Colma, Italian Cemetery Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)