Cemeteries in the County of Los Angeles

United States &gt; California &gt; Los Angeles County &gt; Cemeteries  Early cemeteries in the Los Angeles region generally begin in the 19th century. Burials earlier than that were mostly at Catholic churches or unrecorded.

Acton Community Cemetery
13900 Block of Aliso Street, Acton, CA 93510 Phone: 661-269-1648 This is a pioneer cemetery that was opened in the 1870s or 1880s; however the Acton Community Cemetery is still an active cemetery. The Presbyterian Church in Acton has the interment records and will share whatever information they have. The cemetery is now for Acton residents only.

All Saints Anglican Church Columbarium
346 Termino Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90814 Phone: 562-438-3650 http://allsaintslongbeach.org/ For the ashes of deceased parishioners and their families.

All Saints Episcopal Church
132 North Euclid Avenue, Pasadena, 91101 Phone: (626) 796-1172 http://www.allsaints-pas.org

All Souls Cemetery
4400 Cherry Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90807 Phone: 562-424-8601 http://www.archdiocese.la/dire... http://www.allsoulsmortuary.com/

Angeles Abbey Memorial Park
1515 E. Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90221-3499 Phone: 310-631-1141 Founded in 1923. Office is closed on weekends.

Artesia Cemetery
11142 E. Artesia Blvd., Cerritos, CA 90701 Phone: 562-865-6300 http://www.artesiacemeterydistrict.com All the grave records are on the district computer and may be helpful to individuals researching family genealogies.

Avalon Cemetery
Avalon, Santa Catalina Island http://www.gardenside.net/avalon.htm Partial list of burials, courtesy of Southern California Genealogical Society: http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/free/avalon.html

Brand Family Cemetery
Glendale, CA but largely inaccessible photos of the headstones: http://www.ldphotography.net/Graves/Famous/Brand/

Broadway Cemetery (defunct)
Whittier, California - the area is now Founder's Park. The Broadway (formerly Clark) Cemetery operated from 1881-1958 and contained 926 burials - 68 percent of them prior to 1910. List of burials – both cemeteries - from city of Whittier: http://www.whittiermuseum.org/PDF%20Files/Cemetery%20Information%20Report-2009-08-03.pdf

Christ Lutheran Church Columbarium
6500 Stearns Street, Long Beach, CA 90815, Tel: (562) 598-2433 The columbarium is adjacent to the sanctuary and is for parishioners.

Church of Our Saviour (Episcopal)
Messler Columbarium and Memorial Garden 535 West Roses Road, San Gabriel, CA 91775 Phone: 626-282-5147 http://www.churchofoursaviour.org/columbarium.html

Claremont United Church of Christ Memorial Garden
233 West Harrison, Claremont, CA 91711 (909) 626-1201 The Memorial Garden is on the east side of the chapel.

Claremont United Methodist Church Columbarium
211 West Foothill Blvd., Claremont, CA 91711 Phone: 909-624-9021 The Columbarium is primarily for church members and related family.

Desert Lawn Memorial Park
2200 E. Avenue S, Palmdale, CA 93550 Phone: 661-947-7177 Up the private road at the top of the hill. Opened in 1959. http://www.desertlawnmemorialpark.co/ BillionGraves Desert Lawn Memorial Park, Palmdale

Downey District Cemetery
9073 E. Gardendale, Downey, CA 90241 Phone: (562) 904-7246 http://www.downeyca.org/services/cs/cemetery/about_downey_cemetery_district.asp Began in 1868 and before 1880 the Downey Masonic Lodge began its own graveyard adjacent to the Downey Cemetery and later merged. The cemetery is the final resting site for over 9,000 souls, including veterans from the Civil War through the Gulf War.

Drum Barracks (Defunct)
1052 N. Banning Blvd., Wilmington, CA 90744 Museum Phone: 310-548-7509 This Civil War cemetery initially consisted of two separate plots; one for commissioned officers and one for enlisted soldiers. In 1887 members of Grand Army of the Republic organized the reinterment of the remains of 17 unidentified Union soldiers from what had been the old Drum Barracks Cemetery to Woodlawn Cemetery. The 30 known burials are cited on http://www.findagrave.com.

Eden Memorial Park
11500 Sepulveda Blvd., Mission Hills, CA 91345 Phone: 818-361-7161 They specialize in serving the Jewish community. A partial list of famous burials there: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_Memorial_Park_Cemetery.

El Campo Santo Cemetery
15415 East Don Julian Road, Industry, CA 91745 Phone: 626-968-8492 First burial there was 1855, as a cemetery for the Workman family. Now located on the grounds of the Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum.