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Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Findagrave.com Find A Grave Index at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current at Ancestry Billion Graves BillionGraves Index at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection BillionGraves Index at Findmypast United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969 at FamilySearch How to Use this Collection 1850 - 1960 - California Cemetery Transcriptions, 1850-1960 at FamilySearch — index and images California Cemetery Inscription Sources at Ancestry ($) California, Mortuary and Cemetery Records, 1801-1932 at Ancestry California Cemetery Records at AccessGenealogy California Cemetery Records at Interment California Tombstone Transcription Project at USGenWeb Transcription Project California, Mortuary and Cemetery Records, 1801-1932 at Ancestry Online California Death Records & Indexes
List of Cemeteries in the State	The usage of "Mormon" and "LDS" on this page is approved according to current policy. California Cemeteries at Find-A-Grave Billion Graves - type California in the search box. FamilySearch Places California Cemeteries at Hometown Locator California Cemeteries at I Dream of Genealogy California Cemeteries at LDSGenealogy
Jewish Cemeteries	Jewish Cemeteries in California at Find-A-Grave Hebrew Cemeteries in California at Find-A-Grave California Jewish Cemetery Project at International Jewish Cemetery Project JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry at Ancestry - grave search JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry by JewishGen Click the USA folder, State folder, City folder and cemetery name
Military Cemeteries	Bakersfield National National Cemetery — transcription Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery — transcription Golden Gate National Cemetery — transcription Los Angeles National Cemetery — transcription Miramar National Cemetery — transcription Riverside National Cemetery — transcription Sacramento Valley National Cemetery — transcription San Francisco National Cemetery — transcription San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery — transcription California Central Coast Veterans Cemetery — transcription Del Norte County Veterans Memorial Cemetery Liberty Veterans Cemetery Northern California Veterans Cemetery — transcription Sacramento County Veterans Memorial Cemetery Sonoma Veterans Cemetery Yountville Veterans Home Cemetery — transcription Benicia Arsenal Post Cemetery — transcription For more military burial databases.

Additional Resources at the FamilySearch Library

To find cemetery records for 'California in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps:

1. Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
2. Enter: California in the Place box
3. Click on: Search
4. Click on: Cemeteries

To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below

1. Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
2. Enter: California in the Place box
3. Click on: Search
4. Click on: Cemeteries
5. Click on: Places within California
6. Click on the county you want to search
7. Click on: Cemeteries

To search for cemeteries at the town level, follow directions below.

1. Go to the FamilySearch Catalog
2. Enter: California in the Place box
3. Click on: Search
4. Click on: Cemeteries
5. Click on: Places within California
6. Click on the county you want to search
7. Click on Places within United States, California , county name
8. Click on the town you want to search
9. Click on: Cemeteries

Additional Resources

• DAR Library Catalog has cemetery books. Do a keyword search for California cemetery.
• Cyndi's List - California Cemeteries & Funeral Homes
• Worldcat.org - Do a search for California Cemetery.

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