Alta Mesa Cemetery in Los Altos, California

Alta Mesa Cemetery is a cemetery near Los Altos, Santa Clara County, California. It lies about 1.2 mi southeast of Los Altos. The grounds sit at about 102 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 75 notable people buried here, including Steve Jobs, Shirley Temple and William Shockley. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 233409. The nearest other listed cemetery is Holy Cross Cemetery, about 4.5 mi to the northwest. The nearest mortuary we know of is Spangler Mortuary in Los Altos, about 1.8 mi away. It is one of 23 cemeteries we list in Santa Clara County, and 6 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Santa Clara County dates to 1857. 8 of the 23 listings in Santa Clara County have a phone number or website on record.

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

Among them: 16 scientists, 10 writers, 7 inventors and engineers, 6 musicians, 5 actors, 5 business leaders, 3 football players, 3 architects.

• Steve Jobs1955-2011
  American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc.
• Shirley Temple1928-2014
  American actress and diplomat
• William Shockley1910-1989
  American physicist and inventor
• John McCarthy1927-2011
  American computer scientist and cognitive scientist
• George Pólya1887-1985
  Hungarian mathematician
• David Starr Jordan1851-1931
  American ichthyologist and educator
• Tennessee Ernie Ford1919-1991
  American recording artist and television host notable for his bass-baritone voice
• Stephen Timoshenko1878-1972
  Ukrainian & American engineer
• Lewis Terman1877-1956
  American educational psychologist and academic
• Frederick Terman1900-1982
  American electronic engineer
• Kathleen Norris1880-1966
  American writer
• John S. Bull1934-2008
  U.S. Navy test pilot, engineer and astronaut

People whose Wikidata entry gives Alta Mesa 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.

• Holy Cross Cemetery

  West Menlo Park, CA · est. 1850
  Cemetery

  4.5 mi
• Oakwood Community Cemetery

  Menlo Park, CA
  Christian cemetery

  5.1 mi
• Gates of Heaven Cemetery

  Cupertino, CA
  Catholic cemetery

  5.6 mi
• Union Cemetery

  Redwood City, CA
  Cemetery

  7.4 mi
• Older Pet Cemetary

  Saratoga, CA
  Pet cemetery

  8.6 mi
• Agnews Historical Cemetery (not active)

  1250 Hope Drive, Santa Clara, CA
  Cemetery

  9.6 mi
• Mission City Memorial Park

  420 North Winchester Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA
  Memorial park

  11 mi
• Santa Clara Catholic Cemetery

  Santa Clara, CA
  Catholic cemetery

  11 mi
• Madronia Cemetery

  14766 Oak Street, Saratoga, CA
  Cemetery

  11 mi
• Holy Spirit Cemetery

  Fremont, CA
  Catholic cemetery

  12 mi

• Spangler Mortuary

  Mortuary · Los Altos · (650) 948-6619
  1.8 mi
• Bay Area Funeral Consumers Association

  Funeral home · Palo Alto · (650) 321-2109
  2.2 mi
• Mountain View Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Mountain View
  2.6 mi
• Spangler Mortuary

  Mortuary · Mountain View · (650) 967-5546
  2.6 mi
• Cusimano Family Colonial Mortuary

  Mortuary · Mountain View · (650) 968-4453
  3.1 mi
• Menlo Park Funeral Home and Cremation Services

  Funeral home · Menlo Park · (650) 329-8022
  4.3 mi

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