About El Encinal Cemetery
El Encinal Cemetery is a cemetery near Monterey, Monterey County, California. It lies about 0.7 mi northwest of Monterey. The grounds sit at about 30 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 17 notable people buried here, including Richard Fariña, Vernon Lyman Kellogg and Viola Richard. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1873759. The nearest mortuary we know of is Mission Mortuary in Monterey, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 24 cemeteries we list in Monterey County, and 6 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 3 of the 24 listings in Monterey County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Monterey. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at El Encinal Cemetery
Among them: 2 actors, 1 architect, 1 artist, 1 musician, 1 scientist, 1 writer.
- Richard Fariña1937-1966American folksinger, songwriter, poet and novelist
- Vernon Lyman Kellogg1867-1937American entomologist, evolutionary biologist, science administrator and author
- Viola Richard1904-1973American actress
- Don Hanmer1919-2003American actor
- Charlotte Kellogg1874-1960American author and activist
- Sergey Nikolayevitch of Leuchtenberg1903-1966
- Edward Octavius Sisson1869-1949American professor and university administrator
- Jimmy Hatlo1897-1963American cartoonist
- Louis Christian Mullgardt1866-1942American architect
- Sidney Webster Fish1885-1950United States military officer
- William H. Hornibrook1884-1946American diplomat
- Walter Ernest Tittle1883-1966American painter and etcher
Show all 17 notable burials
- E. Raymond Armsby1879-1971American businessman and arts patron
- Olga Wickbrg1926-2013(born 1926)
- Sinclair Kerby-Miller1899-1984American philosopher
- Valerian Postovsky1918-1977Russian-American teacher
- Virgil Moring Faires1897-1969American mechanical engineering professor
People whose Wikidata entry gives El Encinal 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.
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What El Encinal 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 Johns CemeteryMonterey, CACemetery0.0 mi
- San Carlos Cemetery792 Fremont Street, Monterey, CACemetery0.1 mi
- Pastures of Heaven Pet Memorial ParkDel Rey Oaks, CAPet cemetery2.9 mi
- El Carmelo CemeteryPacific Grove, CAChurch cemetery3.6 mi
- Mission Memorial ParkSeaside, CAMemorial park3.9 mi
- California Central Coast Veterans CemeteryMarina, CAVeterans cemetery6.6 mi
- Garden of Memories CemeterySalinas, CACemetery14 mi
- Yamato CemeterySalinas, CACemetery15 mi
- Castroville Moss Landing CemeteryCastroville, CACemetery15 mi
- Chinese Cemetery60 Natividad Road, Salinas, CACemetery15 mi
Funeral homes near El Encinal Cemetery
- Mission Mortuary0.3 miMortuary · Monterey · (831) 200-3043
- Bermudez Family Cremations and Funerals0.5 miFuneral home · Monterey · (831) 207-4255
- The Paul Mortuary2.3 miMortuary · Pacific Grove · (831) 375-4191
- Bayside Community Mortuary2.8 miMortuary · Seaside · (831) 899-8850
- Mission Mortuary & Mission Memorial Park3.8 miMortuary · Seaside · (831) 200-8890
- Marina Cremation & Burial Alternatives7.3 miCremation provider · Marina · (831) 384-5800
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