San Luis Rey Cemetery in Oceanside, California
Also known as Old Mission San Luis Rey Cemetery
About San Luis Rey Cemetery
San Luis Rey Cemetery is a cemetery near Oceanside, San Diego County, California. It lies about 4.3 mi southwest of Oceanside. Wikidata records 9 notable people buried here, including J.J. Cale, Marie Osborne and Hugh Martin. The nearest other listed cemetery is All Saints Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the northwest. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Eternal Hills Mortuary & Crematory at Eternal Hills Memorial Park in Oceanside, about 2.8 mi away. It is one of 71 cemeteries we list in San Diego County, and 6 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 71 listings in San Diego County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Oceanside. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at San Luis Rey Cemetery
Among them: 3 actors, 3 musicians, 2 writers, 1 football player, 1 journalist, 1 Korean War veteran, 1 World War II veteran.
- J.J. Cale1938-2013American musician
- Marie Osborne1911-2010Film actress; costumer
- Hugh Martin1914-2011American musical theater and film composer
- Dennis Green1949-2016American football coach
- Helen Oakley Dance1913-2001Canadian writer and musician
- Raymond Murray1913-2004Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
- Joe Feeney1931-2008American singer
- Chuck Stubbs1926-2003American actor
- Ruth A. Wallace1932-2016American sociologist and academic
People whose Wikidata entry gives San Luis Rey 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
33.23261, -117.31859
What San Luis Rey 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
- All Saints CemeteryOceanside, CACemetery0.2 mi
- San Luis Rey Pioneer CemeteryOceanside, CACemetery0.3 mi
- Eternal Hills Memorial ParkOceanside, CAMemorial park2.8 mi
- Prince of Peace Abbey CemeteryCamp Pendleton South, CACemetery2.8 mi
- Oceanview CemeteryOceanside, CACemetery4.4 mi
- Oceanside CemeteryOceanside, CACemetery4.4 mi
- Fallbrook Pioneer Odd Fellows CemeteryFallbrook, CACemetery10 mi
- Meadowlark Pioneer Memorial CemeterySan Marcos, CACemetery10 mi
- San Marcos CemeterySan Marcos, CACemetery11 mi
- Fallbrook Masonic CemeteryFallbrook, CACemetery12 mi
Funeral homes near San Luis Rey Cemetery
- Eternal Hills Mortuary & Crematory at Eternal Hills Memorial Park2.8 miCremation provider · Oceanside · (760) 754-6600
- Oceanside Mortuary4.4 miMortuary · Oceanside · (760) 722-4264
- Magallon Funeral Home4.4 miFuneral home · Vista · (760) 522-3356
- Accu-Care Cremation and Funerals5.1 miCremation provider · Carlsbad · (844) 434-0304
- Allen Brothers Mortuary6.3 miMortuary · Vista · (760) 726-2555
- Orchid Cremations7.8 miFuneral home · Carlsbad · (760) 291-8842
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