About Alhambra Cemetery
Alhambra Cemetery is a cemetery near Martinez, Contra Costa County, California. The grounds sit at about 125 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Joseph R. Walker, George Washington Bowie and Sidney Dearing. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1675529. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Benicia Crematory in Benicia, about 2.4 mi away. It is one of 21 cemeteries we list in Contra Costa County, and 21 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Contra Costa County dates to 1888. 4 of the 21 listings in Contra Costa County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Martinez. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Alhambra Cemetery
Among them: 1 business leader, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 Mexican-American War veteran.
- Joseph R. Walker1798-1876American explorer
- George Washington Bowie1827-1901American general
- Sidney Dearing1870-1953American businessperson
- Jane M. Weeks1828-1916American phycologist, teacher and algae and plant collector
- Warren Cranston Gregory1864-1927American lawyer and Sierra Club founding member
People whose Wikidata entry gives Alhambra 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
38.01826, -122.14524
What Alhambra 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
- Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic CemeteryMartinez, CA · est. 1888Catholic cemetery0.1 mi
- Benicia Arsenal Post CemeteryBenicia, CAMilitary cemetery2.3 mi
- Saint Dominics CemeteryBenicia, CACemetery2.8 mi
- Benicia City CemeteryBenicia, CAMunicipal cemetery2.8 mi
- Oakmont Memorial ParkPleasant Hill, CAMemorial park5.3 mi
- Gan Shalom CemeteryBerkeley, CACemetery5.4 mi
- Queen of Heaven CemeteryPleasant Hill, CACemetery5.5 mi
- Queen of Haven CemeteryPleasant Hill, CACemetery5.6 mi
- Memorial Gardens CemeteryConcord, CAMemorial park5.8 mi
- Memory Gardens CemeteryConcord, CACemetery5.8 mi
Funeral homes near Alhambra Cemetery
- Benicia Crematory2.4 miCremation provider · Benicia · (408) 263-2868
- Passalacqua Funeral Chapel2.5 miFuneral chapel · Benicia · (707) 745-3130
- Alta Vista Cremation and Funeral Service4.1 miFuneral home · Martinez · (925) 228-1500
- Wilson & Kratzer Mortuaries Hosselkus Chapel4.6 miMortuary · Crockett · (510) 799-1411
- Traditioncare Funeral Services5.2 miFuneral home · Pleasant Hill · (925) 827-2911
- Diablo Valley Cremation & Funeral Services6.0 miFuneral home · Concord · (925) 998-0303
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