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List of cemeteries in Sonoma County, California

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This list of cemeteries in Sonoma County, California includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea in Sonoma County, California. It does not include pet cemeteries. Selected interments are given for notable people.

Number Name City Image Type Notes Location References
1 Annapolis Church Cemetery Annapolis Also known as Horicon Cemetery and Mt. Carmel Cemetery.[1] 38°43′06″N 123°21′37″W / 38.7182399°N 123.3602726°W / 38.7182399; -123.3602726 (Annapolis Church Cemetery) [2]
2 B'nai Israel Cemetery Petaluma 38°14′44″N 122°38′57″W / 38.2454723°N 122.6491530°W / 38.2454723; -122.6491530 (B'nai Israel Cemetery) [3]
3 Beeson Cemetery Geyserville traditional Also known as Alexander Valley Cemetery.[1] 38°40′52″N 122°50′00″W / 38.6810215°N 122.8333301°W / 38.6810215; -122.8333301 (Beeson Cemetery) [4]
4 Benitz Ranch Cemetery Jenner 38°31′49″N 123°16′09″W / 38.5301907°N 123.2691747°W / 38.5301907; -123.2691747 (Benitz Ranch Cemetery) [5]
5 Bennett Valley Cemetery Santa Rosa Sonoma County Historic Landmarks and Districts #39 38°24′57″N 122°39′41″W / 38.4157455°N 122.6613746°W / 38.4157455; -122.6613746 (Bennett Valley Cemetery) [6]
6 Beth Ami Cemetery Santa Rosa Home of the Eternal Peace Interfaith Cemetery. Part of Santa Rosa Memorial Park. 38°27′28″N 122°42′25″W / 38.4578600°N 122.7069297°W / 38.4578600; -122.7069297 (Beth Ami Cemetery) [7]
7 Bloomfield Cemetery Bloomfield Sonoma County Historic Landmarks and Districts #151 38°18′49″N 122°51′32″W / 38.3135273°N 122.8588827°W / 38.3135273; -122.8588827 (Bloomfield Cemetery) [8]
8 Bodega Bay Cemetery Bodega Bay 38°19′03″N 123°01′32″W / 38.3174170°N 123.0255565°W / 38.3174170; -123.0255565 (Bodega Bay Cemetery) [9]
9 Bodega Calvary Cemetery Bodega 38°20′31″N 122°58′32″W / 38.3418607°N 122.9755545°W / 38.3418607; -122.9755545 (Bodega Calvary Cemetery) [10]
10 Bridgehaven Cemetery 38°26′02″N 123°06′28″W / 38.4338404°N 123.1078596°W / 38.4338404; -123.1078596 (Bridgehaven Cemetery) [11]
11 Buckeye Creek Cemetery Annapolis 38°43′53″N 123°25′50″W / 38.7314715°N 123.4306473°W / 38.7314715; -123.4306473 (Buckeye Creek Cemetery)
12 Calvary Catholic Cemetery Santa Rosa traditional + colombarium 38°25′52″N 122°41′09″W / 38.4311766°N 122.6857290°W / 38.4311766; -122.6857290 (Calvary Catholic Cemetery) [12][13]
13 Canfield Cemetery Sebastopol 38°21′05″N 122°48′55″W / 38.3513039°N 122.8152694°W / 38.3513039; -122.8152694 (Canfield Cemetery) [14]
14 Chapel of the Chimes Santa Rosa 38°24′50″N 122°42′50″W / 38.4138015°N 122.7138761°W / 38.4138015; -122.7138761 (Chapel of the Chimes) [15]
15 Cloverdale Cemetery Cloverdale 38°48′32″N 123°00′36″W / 38.8087593°N 123.0100939°W / 38.8087593; -123.0100939 (Cloverdale Cemetery) [16]
16 Cooper Cemetery Stewarts Point 38°36′46″N 123°16′36″W / 38.6126850°N 123.2766614°W / 38.6126850; -123.2766614 (Cooper Cemetery) [17]
17 County of Sonoma Cemetery Santa Rosa graveyard Entrance is located within the Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery. Enter McDonald Gate, stay to your right till it slopes down to a flat area.

Was part of Stanley Cemetery, adjacent to Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery.

38°27′19″N 122°42′10″W / 38.4552780°N 122.70277°W / 38.4552780; -122.70277 (County of Sonoma Cemetery)
18 Cypress Hill Memorial Park Petaluma 38°14′50″N 122°39′06″W / 38.2471389°N 122.6516531°W / 38.2471389; -122.6516531 (Cypress Hill Memorial Park) [18][19]
19 Cyrus Alexander Family Cemetery Healdsburg 38°39′25″N 122°47′11″W / 38.6568515°N 122.7863788°W / 38.6568515; -122.7863788 (Cyrus Alexander Family Cemetery) [20]
20 Druids Occidental Cemetery Occidental 38°24′36″N 122°56′32″W / 38.4099145°N 122.9422193°W / 38.4099145; -122.9422193 (Druids Occidental Cemetery) [21]
21 Duncans Mills Cemetery Duncans Mills 38°27′33″N 123°03′18″W / 38.4590807°N 123.0550013°W / 38.4590807; -123.0550013 (Duncans Mills Cemetery) [22]
22 Eldridge Cemetery 38°20′38″N 122°31′13″W / 38.3437970°N 122.5202467°W / 38.3437970; -122.5202467 (Eldridge Cemetery) [23]
23 Evergreen Cemetery Kellogg 38°38′10″N 122°40′49″W / 38.6360188°N 122.6802649°W / 38.6360188; -122.6802649 (Evergreen Cemetery) [24]
24 Faught Cemetery Santa Rosa 38°31′07″N 122°45′27″W / 38.5186228°N 122.7573708°W / 38.5186228; -122.7573708 (Faught Cemetery) [25]
25 Forestview Cemetery Forestville 38°28′06″N 122°53′00″W / 38.4682459°N 122.8833273°W / 38.4682459; -122.8833273 (Forestview Cemetery) [26]
26 Fort Ross State Historic Park Cemetery Jenner 38°30′53″N 123°14′24″W / 38.5147490°N 123.24001°W / 38.5147490; -123.24001 (Fort Ross State Historic Park Cemetery)
27 Fulton Cemetery Fulton 38°29′20″N 122°46′43″W / 38.4888000°N 122.7786001°W / 38.4888000; -122.7786001 (Fulton Cemetery) [27][28]
28 Gilliam Cemetery Sebastopol Sometimes identified as in Graton. 38°25′53″N 122°52′52″W / 38.4313024°N 122.8811052°W / 38.4313024; -122.8811052 (Gilliam Cemetery) [29][30]
29 Green Valley Cemetery Sebastopol Sometimes identified as in Green Valley. Originally associated with the Green Valley Methodist Church. 38°26′32″N 122°53′11″W / 38.4421355°N 122.8863832°W / 38.4421355; -122.8863832 (Green Valley Cemetery) [31][32]
30 Hall Cemetery Healdsburg 38°39′40″N 122°51′36″W / 38.6610210°N 122.8599949°W / 38.6610210; -122.8599949 (Hall Cemetery) [33]
31 Jack London State Historic Park Cemetery Glen Ellen 38°21′14″N 122°32′12″W / 38.3538000°N 122.53670°W / 38.3538000; -122.53670 (Jack London State Historic Park Cemetery)
32 Jess Stonestreet Jackson Jr. Cemetery Healdsburg Private cemetery located north of Stonestreet Winery 38°42′56″N 122°48′02″W / 38.715427°N 122.800582°W / 38.715427; -122.800582 Flagpole visible in March 2015 imagery. [34]
33 Liberty Cemetery Petaluma Sonoma County landmarks #160 38°16′43″N 122°42′18″W / 38.2785540°N 122.7049597°W / 38.2785540; -122.7049597 (Liberty Cemetery) [35]
34 Long Ranch Family Cemetery Healdsburg 38°40′21″N 122°52′54″W / 38.6725528°N 122.8816394°W / 38.6725528; -122.8816394 (Long Ranch Family Cemetery) [36]
35 Luther Burbank Memorial Home and Gardens Cemetery Santa Rosa 38°26′08″N 122°42′42″W / 38.4355810°N 122.71180°W / 38.4355810; -122.71180 (Luther Burbank Memorial Home and Gardens Cemetery) [37]
36 Macedonia Cemetery Sebastopol 38°21′34″N 122°46′22″W / 38.3593588°N 122.7727674°W / 38.3593588; -122.7727674 (Macedonia Cemetery)[1] [38]
37 McPeak Cemetery Hacienda traditional 38°30′35″N 122°55′41″W / 38.5098191°N 122.9280933°W / 38.5098191; -122.9280933 (McPeak Cemetery) [39]
38 Mission San Francisco Solano Cemetery Sonoma 38°17′42″N 122°27′20″W / 38.29491°N 122.45554°W / 38.29491; -122.45554 (Mission San Francisco Solano) [40][41]
39 Oak Mound Cemetery Healdsburg 38°36′59″N 122°51′32″W / 38.6162970°N 122.8588806°W / 38.6162970; -122.8588806 (Oak Mound Cemetery) [42]
40 Old County Cemetery Santa Rosa Also known as Chanate Historic Cemetery 38°28′01″N 122°42′30″W / 38.4669991°N 122.70839°W / 38.4669991; -122.70839 (Old County Cemetery)
41 Olive Hill Cemetery Healdsburg 38°42′30″N 122°55′27″W / 38.7082432°N 122.9241657°W / 38.7082432; -122.9241657 (Olive Hill Cemetery) [43]
42 Pleasant Hills Memorial Park Sebastopol 38°22′47″N 122°50′07″W / 38.3796366°N 122.8352702°W / 38.3796366; -122.8352702 (Pleasant Hills Memorial Park) [44]
43 Pythian Home Cemetery Kenwood 38°26′36″N 122°34′50″W / 38.4433580°N 122.5806907°W / 38.4433580; -122.5806907 (Pythian Home Cemetery) [45]
44 Redwood Memorial Gardens Guerneville 38°30′29″N 122°59′32″W / 38.5079685°N 122.9922211°W / 38.5079685; -122.9922211 (Redwood Memorial Gardens) [46][47]
45 Riverside Cemetery Cloverdale [48]
46 Rouff–Thomas Cemetery Cloverdale 38°32′26″N 123°17′10″W / 38.5404637°N 123.2861059°W / 38.5404637; -123.2861059 (Rouff–Thomas Cemetery) [49]
47 Saint Catherine's Church Cemetery Monte Rio 38°28′09″N 123°00′38″W / 38.4691010°N 123.01049°W / 38.4691010; -123.01049 (Saint Catherine's Church Cemetery)
48 Saint Francis Solano Catholic Cemetery Sonoma 38°17′28″N 122°26′46″W / 38.2910259°N 122.4460927°W / 38.2910259; -122.4460927 (Saint Francis Solano Catholic Cemetery) [50]
49 Santa Rosa Memorial Park Cemetery Santa Rosa lawn + mausaleums 38°27′35″N 122°42′21″W / 38.4598009°N 122.7058992°W / 38.4598009; -122.7058992 (Santa Rosa Memorial Park) [51][52]
50 Santa Rosa Odd Fellows Cemetery Santa Rosa traditional Now managed by Santa Rosa Memorial Park. 38°27′25″N 122°42′22″W / 38.4570300°N 122.7061787°W / 38.4570300; -122.7061787 (Santa Rosa Odd Fellows Cemetery) [53][54]
51 Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery Santa Rosa rural Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery has two entrances: the McDonald Entrance (main entrance) and the Franklin Gate Entrance. The Fulkerson Cemetery[55] and Moke Cemetery are within.[56] 38°27′20″N 122°42′17″W / 38.4556233°N 122.7047218°W / 38.4556233; -122.7047218 (Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery) [51][57][58]
52 Seaview Cemetery Seaview 38°32′36″N 123°13′27″W / 38.5432459°N 123.2241736°W / 38.5432459; -123.2241736 (Seaview Cemetery) [59]
53 Sebastopol Memorial Lawn Cemetery Sebastopol lawn + traditional 38°23′51″N 122°50′13″W / 38.3974140°N 122.8369367°W / 38.3974140; -122.8369367 (Sebastopol Memorial Lawn Cemetery) [60]
54 Sharp Creek Cemetery Santa Rosa Also known as Oak Knoll Cemetery and Sharp Cemetery[1] 38°33′02″N 122°40′17″W / 38.5505981°N 122.67130°W / 38.5505981; -122.67130 (Sharp Creek Cemetery)
55 Shiloh Cemetery Windsor 38°31′32″N 122°48′55″W / 38.5254660°N 122.8152716°W / 38.5254660; -122.8152716 (Shiloh Cemetery) [61]
56 Sonoma Mountain Cemetery Sonoma Notable burial:
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
38°18′00″N 122°27′22″W / 38.3001163°N 122.4561024°W / 38.3001163; -122.4561024 (Mountain Cemetery) [62][63]
57 Sonoma State Home Cemetery Eldridge Sonoma County Historic Landmarks and Districts #38 38°20′50″N 122°31′07″W / 38.34713°N 122.51859°W / 38.34713; -122.51859 (Sonoma State Home) [64]
58 Spring Hill Cemetery Sebastopol 38°23′49″N 122°51′51″W / 38.3968540°N 122.8641466°W / 38.3968540; -122.8641466 (Spring Hill Cemetery) [65]
59 Stanley Cemetery Santa Rosa 38°27′21″N 122°42′18″W / 38.4557724°N 122.7049417°W / 38.4557724; -122.7049417 (Stanley Cemetery) [66]
60 Steele Family Cemetery Santa Rosa 38°27′08″N 122°48′24″W / 38.4522394°N 122.8065339°W / 38.4522394; -122.8065339 (Steele Family Cemetery) [67]
61 Stewarts Point Cemetery Stewarts Point 38°39′00″N 123°23′47″W / 38.6499077°N 123.3963843°W / 38.6499077; -123.3963843 (Stewarts Point Cemetery) [68]
62 Sugarloaf Cemetery Annapolis 38°39′14″N 123°15′53″W / 38.6537955°N 123.2647168°W / 38.6537955; -123.2647168 (Sugarloaf Cemetery) [69]
63 Two Rock Presbyterian Church Cemetery Two Rock Sonoma County Historic Landmarks and Districts #158. Also known as the Presbyterian Church Cemetery. 38°15′24″N 122°46′47″W / 38.2566572°N 122.7795849°W / 38.2566572; -122.7795849 (Two Rock Presbyterian Church Cemetery) [70]
64 Valley Cemetery Sonoma 38°17′00″N 122°27′02″W / 38.2833492°N 122.4505985°W / 38.2833492; -122.4505985 (Sonoma Valley Cemetery) [71][72]
65 Veterans Memorial Park Cemetery Sonoma 38°17′57″N 122°27′24″W / 38.299279°N 122.456639°W / 38.299279; -122.456639 (Veterans Memorial Park Cemetery) [73]

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d Nichols, Jeremy Dwight (2008) [2002]. Cemeteries of Sonoma County, California: A History and Guide. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books. pp. 4, 57, 60. ISBN 978-0788422690. OCLC 52204884.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Annapolis Church Cemetery
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: B'nai Israel Cemetery
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beeson Cemetery
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Benitz Ranch Cemetery
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bennett Valley Cemetery
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beth Ami Cemetery
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bloomfield Cemetery
  9. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bodega Bay Cemetery
  10. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bodega Calvary Cemetery
  11. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bridgehaven Cemetery
  12. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calvary Catholic Cemetery
  13. ^ "Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Santa Rosa, California – Diocese of Santa Rosa". www.catholiccemeteries-dsr.org.
  14. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canfield Cemetery
  15. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery
  16. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cloverdale Cemetery
  17. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cooper Cemetery
  18. ^ "Cypress Hill Memorial Park, Petaluma, CA". www.cypresshillmemorialpark.com.
  19. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cypress Hill Memorial Park
  20. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cyrus Alexander Family. Cemetery
  21. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Druids Occidental Cemetery
  22. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Duncans Mills Cemetery
  23. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eldridge Cemetery
  24. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Evergreen Cemetery
  25. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Faught Cemetery
  26. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forestview Cemetery
  27. ^ Fulton Cemetery, interment.net
  28. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fulton Cemetery
  29. ^ Gilliam Cemetery, interment.net
  30. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilliam Cemetery
  31. ^ "Methodist Church and parsonage at Green Valley built on Sullivan land in 1899". digital.sonomalibrary.org.
  32. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: List of cemeteries in Sonoma County, California [dead link]
  33. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hall Cemetery
  34. ^ Coursey, Chris (March 27, 2013). "Burial laws are easy to break". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  35. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Liberty Cemetery
  36. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Ranch Family Cemetery
  37. ^ Luther Burbank Home & Gardens, LutherBurbank.org
  38. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Macedonia Cemetery
  39. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McPeak Cemetery
  40. ^ Official Sonoma State Historic Park website
  41. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mission San Francisco Solano
  42. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oak Mound Cemetery
  43. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Olive Hill Cemetery
  44. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pleasant Hills Memorial Park
  45. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pythian Home Cemetery
  46. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Redwood Memorial Gardens
  47. ^ "Redwood Memorial Gardens". www.uscemeteryproj.com.
  48. ^ "Cloverdale Cemetery". 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015.
  49. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ruoff–Thomas Cemetery
  50. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Francis Solano Catholic Cemetery
  51. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Santa Rosa Memorial Park
  52. ^ "Santa Rosa Memorial Park". www.srmp.org.
  53. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Santa Rosa Odd Fellows Cemetery
  54. ^ "Odd Fellows Cemetery Association". Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  55. ^ 38°27′21″N 122°42′18″W / 38.4557979°N 122.7051106°W / 38.4557979; -122.7051106 (Fulkerson Cemetery)U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fulkerson Cemetery
  56. ^ Nichols, Jeremy Dwight (2008). Cemeteries of Sonoma County California: A History and Guide. Heritage Books. p. ix.
  57. ^ srcity.org Archived 2015-03-02 at the Wayback Machine[dead link]
  58. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery
  59. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Seaview Cemetery
  60. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sebastopol Memorial Lawn Cemetery
  61. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shiloh Cemetery
  62. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mountain Cemetery
  63. ^ "Mountain Cemetery". City of Sonoma.
  64. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sonoma State Home
  65. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spring Hill Cemetery
  66. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stanley Cemetery
  67. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Steele Family Cemetery
  68. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stewarts Point Cemetery
  69. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sugarloaf Cemetery
  70. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Two Rock Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  71. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valley Cemetery
  72. ^ "Valley Cemetery". City of Sonoma.
  73. ^ "Veterans' Cemetery". City of Sonoma.

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