About Cambria Cemetery
Cambria Cemetery is a cemetery near Cambria, San Luis Obispo County, California. It lies about 1.3 mi southeast of Cambria. The grounds sit at about 282 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Nehemiah Persoff and Elmer S. Rigdon. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 240059. The nearest other listed cemetery is Santa Rosa Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the southeast. The nearest mortuary we know of is Benedict-rettey Mortuary in Morro Bay, about 21 mi away. It is one of 20 cemeteries we list in San Luis Obispo County, and 1 other listed cemetery lies within 10 miles. 1 of the 20 listings in San Luis Obispo County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Cambria. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Cambria Cemetery
Among them: 1 actor, 1 artist, 1 World War II veteran.
- Nehemiah Persoff1919-2022American actor and painter
- Elmer S. Rigdon1868-1922American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Cambria Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
35.57573, -121.09903
What Cambria Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
Funeral homes near Cambria Cemetery
- Benedict-rettey Mortuary21 miMortuary · Morro Bay · (805) 772-7382
- Blue Sky Cremation Service23 miCremation provider · Paso Robles · (805) 226-9478
- Kuehl-Nicolay Funeral Home23 miFuneral home · Paso Robles · (805) 238-4383
- Chapel of the Roses24 miFuneral chapel · Atascadero · (805) 466-1161
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