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 (Closed)
15415 East Don Julian Road, Industry, CA 91745 Phone: 626-968-8492 First burial there was 1855, at the home of the Workman family. Now located on the grounds of the Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum. http://www.homesteadmuseum.org

El Monte Cemetery
also known as Savannah Memorial Park 9263 Valley Blvd., Rosemead, CA 91770 Phone: (626) 287-4838 http://www.savannahcemetery.org/ About 1846 Henry Dalton, owner of Rancho San Francisquito, found two graves on his property that were protected by a cactus hedge. He set aside two acres surrounding the graves for a cemetery. Savannah Memorial Park is the oldest non-sectarian cemetery in Southern California and has been in continuous operation since its founding in 1850. It was designated a California Historic Landmark (No. 1046) in March 2012.

Episcopal Church of the Ascension Cemetery
25 East Laurel Avenue, Sierra Madre, CA 91024 Phone: (626) 355-1133 http://www.ascension-sierramadre.com There is a small Memorial Garden for ash burials.

Eternal Valley Memorial Park
23287 Sierra Hwy, Newhall, CA 91321 Phone: (661) 259-0800 http://www.eternalvalleymemorialpark.com They specialize in serving the Jewish community.

Evergreen Cemetery
3201 B Street, La Verne, CA 91750 Phone: (909)593-1415 BillionGraves Evergreen Cemetery, La Verne

Fairmount Cemetery (Closed )
Fairmount Cemetery is located in the San Gabriel foothills between the Cities of Azusa and Glendora. It is technically considered within the City of Glendora. Approximate dates of service 1876-1975. Some interment information is on Find A Grave as well as directions to visit the cemetery.

First Presbyterian Church of Granada Hills Garden
10400 Zelzah Ave, Northridge, CA 91326 Phone: 818-360-1831 http://www.fpcgh.org/

Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Covina Hills)
21300 Via Verde Drive, Covina, CA 91724 Phone: 800-204-3131 http://www.forestlawn.com

Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Cypress)
4471 Lincoln Avenue, Cypress, CA 90630 Phone: (888) 204-3131 http://www.forestlawn.com

Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
1712 S. Glendale Avenue, Glendale, CA 91205 Phone: 800-204-3131 http://www.forestlawn.com

Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Long Beach)
also known as Sunnyside Memorial Park and Mausoleum 1500 E. San Antonio, Long Beach, CA 90807 Phone: 800-204-3131, ext. 4 http://www.forestlawn.com

Friends Burying Ground Pasadena
also known as Orange Grove Cemetery 2400 N. Fair Oaks Avenue, Altadena, CA 91001 Phone: 626-794-7133 http://ogmm.org/burial.html In 1896, the Pasadena Monthly Meeting purchased a burial ground on Orange Grove Avenue, Pasadena. In 1906 the graves were moved to a larger property. A list of the 23 names of those moved can be found here: http://theusgenweb.org/ca/losangeles/langec1.html This cemetery is now the "Gentle Friends" section of the Mountain View cemetery.

Glen Haven Memorial Park
13017 No. Lopez Canyon Road Sylmar, CA (818) 899-5211 http://www.glenhavensholom.com/ BillionGraves Glen Haven Memorial Park, Sylmar

Good Shepherd Catholic Cemetery
43121 70th Street West, Lancaster, CA 93536 Phone: 661-722-0887 http://www.la-archdiocese.org/org/cemeteries/directory/Pages/GoodShepherd.aspx

Grand View Memorial Park (Closed)
1341 Glenwood Road, Glendale, CA 91201-1914 http://www.grandviewmemorialpark.info/ Open from 1984 to 2006, and still open to visitors on specific dates and times. Volunteers are adding interment information for this cemetery to Find A Grave and have 90% completed this.

Green Hills Memorial Park
27501 South Western Avenue, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 Phone: (310) 831-0311 http://greenhillsmemorial.com/ BillionGraves Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes See also: Burials: 1948-present

Harbor View Cemetery
Also known as San Pedro Cemetery West 24th Street at South Grand Avenue 6001 Hamilton Ave., San Pedro 90731 310-548-7675 Opened in 1879 and now operated by the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks. The South Bay Cities Genealogical Society did a survey of and photographed this cemetery in 2003. The results of that service can be seen here: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~casbcgs/HarborVwCem.html

Hillside Memorial Park
6001 W. Centinela Avenue, Culver City, CA 90045 Phone: (310) 641-0707 http://www.hillsidememorial.org Jewish cemetery which opened in 1946.

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
444 East Lexington Avenue, Pomona, CA 91766 Phone: 909-627-3602 http://www.la-archdiocese.org/org/cemeteries/directory/Pages/HolyCross-P.aspx

Holy Cross Cemetery
5835 W. Slauson Ave. Culver City, CA 90230 Phone: 310-836-5500 http://www.holycrossmortuary.com Opened in 1939; Run by the Diocese of Los Angeles. For a list of notable interments: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Cross_Cemetery,_Culver_City