Cemeteries in San Francisco, California

Private Cemeteries in San Francisco, California often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in San Francisco, California are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in San Francisco, California are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

We offer detailed information for cemeteries in San Francisco, California , including the names of deceased individuals, their birth and death dates, data about relatives, and cemetery locations. Additionally, you can obtain historical records and conduct searches for ancestors interred in San Francisco, California .

Our database contains records of burials from 31 cemeteries.

The land was too valuable for the dead. (There are two cemeteries remaining in San Francisco: the Golden Gate National Cemetery for veterans at the Presidio and a small one at Mission Dolores.)

Four huge cemeteries -- Laurel Hill, Calvary, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Masonic Cemetery -- were established on land the University of San Francisco occupies today. These cemeteries took up between 60 and 70 square blocks. Golden Gate Cemetery, out by Lands End, took up a similar swath of space.

Are you interested in visiting some of our San Francisco cemeteries? You will find two within the city limits as well as two columbariums that are open to the public. The first is the National Cemetery in the Presidio. The second is behind the Mission San Francisco de Asis.

Mission Dolores is a Spanish mission chapel built in 1782 making it the oldest building in San Francisco.

In San Francisco, all indigents who die are cremated, with the cremains stored for one year. If no family comes forward during that year, the cremains are scattered at sea. There is no ceremony, and the task is performed under contract with a funeral home in Oakland.

Built in 1898 by architect Bernard J.S. Cahill, the copper-domed Columbarium is an example of neoclassical architecture. It is the only non-denominational burial place within San Francisco's city limits that is open to the public and has space available.

Among the 30,000 Americans laid to rest here are Civil War generals, Medal of Honor recipients, Buffalo Soldiers, and a Union spy. The San Francisco National Cemetery occupies nearly thirty acres in the Presidio.