Saint Mary Cemetery in Piedmont, California
Also known as Saint Mary's Cemetery
About Saint Mary Cemetery
Saint Mary Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Piedmont, Alameda County, California. It lies about 1.0 mi southeast of Piedmont. The grounds sit at about 207 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 20 notable people buried here, including Juan Bautista Alvarado, Crahan Denton and Eugene W. Hilgard. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 232210. The nearest other listed cemetery is Home of Eternity, about 0.2 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Piedmont Funeral Home Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 28 cemeteries we list in Alameda County, and 9 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Alameda County dates to 1863. 4 of the 28 listings in Alameda County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Piedmont. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Saint Mary Cemetery
Among them: 2 artists, 2 baseball players, 1 actor, 1 football player, 1 business leader, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 musician, 1 scientist.
- Juan Bautista Alvarado1809-1882Governor of Alta California
- Crahan Denton1914-1966American actor
- Eugene W. Hilgard1833-1916German-American geologist
- Dominga Velasco1901-201512 May 1901 -
- George Van Haltren1866-1945American baseball player
- Slip Madigan1896-1966American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball
- William Gleeson1822-1903Irish priest
- Santiago Arrillaga1847-1915Spanish composer
- John Walter Ehle1873-1927United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- William J. Knox1820-1867American businessman and politician
- Bartemus Burke1845-1913American lawyer and politician
- Catherine Elizabeth Birdsall1833-1893
Show all 20 notable burials
- Charles Henry Cushing Sr.1832-1908
- Ernie Raimondi1919-1945American baseball player
- John A. Benson1846-1910American land agent, lawyer, and fraudster
- Louise Harriett Mahony1867-1925American artist, painter
- Maria Estudillo Davis1829-1905
- Michele Rice1966-1972Daughter of American author Anne Rice
- Virginia Swinburne Hale1887-1981American artist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint Mary 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
37.83537, -122.24273
What Saint Mary 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
- Home of EternityPiedmont, CACemetery0.2 mi
- Mountain View Cemetery5000 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA · est. 1863Cemetery0.3 mi
- Home of Peace CemeteryOakland, CACemetery4.4 mi
- Sunnyside CemeterySan Leandro, CACemetery5.1 mi
- Sunset View CemeteryKensington, CACemetery5.6 mi
- Evergreen CemeterySan Leandro, CACemetery5.6 mi
- Evergreen MausoleumSan Leandro, CACemetery5.7 mi
- Gan Shalom CemeteryBerkeley, CACemetery8.5 mi
- Alamo - Lafayette CemeteryLafayette, CACemetery8.9 mi
- Saint Joseph CemeteryRollingwood, CACemetery10 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Mary Cemetery
- Piedmont Funeral Home Mountain View Cemetery0.3 miFuneral home · Oakland · (510) 658-2588
- Chapel of the Chimes Oakland Funeral, Cemetery and Cremation Services0.3 miCremation provider · Oakland · (510) 379-5200
- Chapel Of Memories-sunset Gardens0.4 miCremation provider · Oakland · (510) 654-1211
- SMART Cremation0.4 miCremation provider · Oakland · (800) 700-2203
- Albert Brown Mortuary1.2 miMortuary · Oakland · (510) 652-1873
- Fouché's Hudson Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Oakland · (510) 654-8558
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Saint Mary Cemetery located?
Saint Mary Cemetery is at 4529, Piedmont, CA in Alameda County. GPS coordinates: 37.83537, -122.24273.
What are the visiting hours of Saint Mary Cemetery?
The recorded hours are: Mo-Su 08:00-17:00. Hours can change on holidays, so confirm with the cemetery at (510) 654-0936.
Is Saint Mary Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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