Greenlawn Cemetery in Colma, California

Greenlawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Colma, San Mateo County, California. It was established in 1904. The grounds sit at about 200 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 14 notable people buried here, including Victor Sen Yung, James Rolph and James G. Maguire. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 224588. The nearest other listed cemetery is Greek Orthodox Memorial Park, about 0.1 mi to the east. The nearest cremation provider we know of is All County Cremation Service in Colma, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 32 cemeteries we list in San Mateo County, and 25 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in San Mateo County dates to 1850. 11 of the 32 listings in San Mateo County have a phone number or website on record.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Colma. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 3 artists, 2 musicians, 2 US representatives, 1 actor, 1 baseball player, 1 business leader, 1 governor, 1 Medal of Honor recipient.

• Victor Sen Yung1915-1980
  American actor
• James Rolph1869-1934
  California politician
• James G. Maguire1853-1920
  American politician
• William Adam Piper1826-1899
  American politician
• Hociel Thomas1904-1952
  American vaudeville and blues and jazz singer and boogie-woogie pianist
• Harry Stuart Fonda1864-1942
  American painter, musician and teacher
• Oriana Weatherbee Day1838-1886
  American painter
• Otis Gibson1826-1889
  American pioneer Methodist missionary and pastor
• Thomas Bard McFarland1828-1908
  California judge and politician
• Francis Marion Wells1848-1903
  19th century sculptor active in San Francisco
• Ethel Grace Lynn1881-1960
  American writer and doctor
• John Dempsey1848-1884
  United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient

People whose Wikidata entry gives Greenlawn 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.

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.

• Greek Orthodox Memorial Park

  Colma, CA
  Memorial park

  0.1 mi
• Woodlawn Memorial Park

  1000 El Camino Real, Colma, CA
  Memorial park

  0.3 mi
• Eternal Home Cemetery

  1051 El Camino Real, Colma, CA
  Jewish cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Italian Cemetery

  540 F Street, Colma, CA · est. 1899
  Cemetery

  0.4 mi
• Salem Memorial Park

  1171 El Camino Real, Colma, CA
  Memorial park

  0.4 mi
• Home of Peace Cemetery

  1299 El Camino Real, Colma, CA
  Jewish cemetery

  0.5 mi
• Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

  Colma, CA · est. 1892
  Memorial park

  0.5 mi
• Japanese Cemetery

  1300 Hillside Boulevard, Colma, CA
  Cemetery

  0.5 mi
• Hills of Eternity Memorial Park

  1301 El Camino Real, Colma, CA
  Memorial park

  0.6 mi
• Chinese Christian Cemetery

  Colma, CA
  Cemetery

  0.6 mi

• All County Cremation Service

  Cremation provider · Colma · (650) 343-3914
  0.3 mi
• Bocci Memorials

  Monument dealer · Colma · (650) 755-2787
  0.5 mi
• Colma Cremation and Funeral Services

  Funeral home · Colma · (650) 757-1300
  0.5 mi
• Olivet Gardens Chapel

  Funeral home · Colma · (650) 756-7700
  0.6 mi
• Cypress Lawn Funeral Home & Memorial Park

  Funeral home · Colma · (650) 550-8868
  0.7 mi
• Golden Hill Monument 金山華人石碑

  Monument dealer · Colma · (650) 755-1133
  0.9 mi

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