Cemeteries
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| Angel Island Cemetery
Angel Island, CA |
Eclectichistory.com: "Among the...burials in the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California, are the remains of 142 individuals who were once interred on the San Francisco Bay's Angel Island. Between 1863 and 1947 Angel Island was an active US Army post and during this time a small cemetery on the west side of the island..." Site includes the names of the 142. |
| E Street Cemetery
San Rafael, CA (aka St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church) |
Historic cemetery.
Californios: "...remains of all persons interred in the cemetery were moved to either Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery or to Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The last remains were removed in 1927." |
| Forever Fernwood Cemetery
off Tennessee Valley Road Mill Valley, CA 375236N | 1223123W (aka Daphne Fernwood Cemetery, Sausalito Cemetery) |
Marin
cemetery: Ashes to ashes, dust to mulch - San Francisco Chronicle
Marin County Cemetery Records - Marin County Genealogical Society Californios: "Sausalito Cemetery was created in 1891 by the Sausalito Cemetery Association..." |
| Marin County Hospital Cemetery
Jeanette Prandi Way (east end) San Rafael, CA (aka Paupers Cemetery, Poor House Cemetery, Marin Farm) |
Californios: "Last reported burial in the county cemetery is 1964...." (with map) |
| Marshall Cemetery
(Indian-Miwok) |
Marin County Cemetery Records - Marin County Genealogical Society |
| Mary Magdelena Catholic Cemetery
Bolinas, CA (aka Birones Cemetery, Druid Cemetery, Saint Mary Magdelena Cemetery)
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Partial
List of Graves - Megan/USGenWeb
Marin County Cemetery Records - Marin County Genealogical Society Californios: "Established in 1853, St. Mary Magdalen is the oldest cemetery in Marin..." |
| Mount Olivet Cemetery
270 Los Ranchitos Road San Rafael, CA 94903 380009N | 1223223W |
Pictures
- Tombstone Transcription Project, State of California
Marin County Cemetery Records - Marin County Genealogical Society Californios: "On 6 March, 1880, Archbishop Joseph Sadoc Alemany accepted a gift of land from John and Maria Lucas dedicated exclusively for use as a Catholic Cemetery for the people of Marin County...." |
| Mount Tamalpais Cemetery
2500 5th Avenue San Rafael, CA 375921N | 1223312W |
Mt.
Tamalpais Cemetery Interment Log, 1879-1900; Indexed. - Marin County
Genealogical Society
Californios: "...The cemetery opened in 1879..." |
| Olema Cemetery
Hwy. 1 Olema, CA 380153N | 1224644W |
Marin County Cemetery Records - Marin County Genealogical Society |
| Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
Simmons Lane Novato, California (aka Sweetser Cemetery) 380648N | 1223525W |
Marin
County Cemetery Records - Marin County Genealogical Society
Tombstone Transcriptions - Bob Kipke Californios: "The Marin County Recorder has a Plat Map of the cemetery dated January, 1898, filed in December of that year...." |
| Point Reyes Station
(aka Life Saving Station , "G" Ranch Cemetery) |
Find
A Grave
Marin County Cemetery Records - Marin County Genealogical Society |
| Sailors' Cemetery
Fort Baker, Sausalito, CA |
Californios: " |
| San Quentin Prison Cemetery
San Rafael, CA |
Find A Grave |
| San Rafael Arcángel
Current Mission San Rafael is at 1104 5th Ave. San Rafael, CA |
Californios: "...Hundreds of Indians were buried in the cemetery, which was south and west of the original mission church...remains of many Indians are still under the streets and buildings in the old mission area..." |
| Sunny Hill Cemetery
Rodeo Avenue (upper end) Sausalito, CA 37.86002N | 122.50208W |
Historic Cemetery.
Californios: "...was in existence in 1885...we see in that year, the beginning efforts to find a more suitable location..." |
| Taylors Grave Site
380135N | 1224352W |
Taylors Grave Site - Tombstone Transcription Project, State of California |
| Tomales Catholic Cemetery
1400 Dillon Beach Road Tomales, CA 94971 (707) 878-2208 |
Marin County Cemetery Records - Marin County Genealogical Society |
| Tomales Presbyterian Cemetery
11 Church Street Tomales, CA 94971 (707) 795-2498 381443N | 1225425W |
Marin County Cemetery Records - Marin County Genealogical Society |
| Valley Memorial Park
Novato, CA 380740N | 1223239W |
Valley
Memorial Park Cemetery in Novato. Compiled 1998. All tombstone inscriptions;
interments for which there are no stones (from office records). 143
pages, indexed.- Marin County Genealogical Society
Californios: "This cemetery opened in 1960 and is well maintained..." |