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 ).

Online
The following websites have cemetery listings for California State. Sites may be incomplete. They may not list all cemeteries in a county and may not include all burials in a cemetery.


 * Findagrave.com Search for names Enter at least a last name then click Search. Can narrow by first names or dates.


 * This site frequently has tombstone images
 * List of cemeteries statewide for cemeteries in their database
 * You may need to narrow by county
 * Go to Find A Grave Home page, click Search for a cemetery, select the state (California), then select from the county list, and press Search.
 * Click on the number below Interments for a cemetery to access names. Click Records arrow to scroll through to the end.


 * Web: California, Find A Grave Index, 1775-2012 at Ancestry.com ($) State.


 * Interment.net
 * Cemetery Junction
 * The USGenWeb Tombstone Project
 * 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)