About Union Cemetery
Union Cemetery is a cemetery near Redwood City, San Mateo County, California. It lies about 1.1 mi northwest of Redwood City. The grounds sit at about 26 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Sarah Wallis and Lester Phillip Cooley. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1786304. The nearest other listed cemetery is Oakwood Community Cemetery, about 2.2 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Crippen and Flynn Woodside Chapel in Redwood City, about 0.1 mi away. It is one of 32 cemeteries we list in San Mateo County, and 5 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in San Mateo County dates to 1850. 11 of the 32 listings in San Mateo County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Redwood City. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Union Cemetery
- Sarah Wallis1825-1905Settler in California and suffragist
- Lester Phillip Cooley1836-1882American early pioneer of East Palo Alto / Ravenswood and Cooley Landing
People whose Wikidata entry gives Union 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
37.47383, -122.22330
What Union 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
- Oakwood Community CemeteryMenlo Park, CAChristian cemetery2.2 mi
- Holy Cross CemeteryWest Menlo Park, CA · est. 1850Cemetery3.1 mi
- Alta Mesa CemeteryLos Altos, CACemetery7.4 mi
- Saint Johns CemeterySan Mateo, CACemetery8.1 mi
- Skylawn Memorial ParkHighlands-Baywood Park, CAMemorial park8.3 mi
- Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic CemeteryHalf Moon Bay, CACatholic cemetery11 mi
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows CemeteryHalf Moon Bay, CACemetery11 mi
- Pilarcitos CemeteryHalf Moon Bay, CACemetery11 mi
- Holy Spirit CemeteryFremont, CACatholic cemetery12 mi
- Gates of Heaven CemeteryCupertino, CACatholic cemetery13 mi
Funeral homes near Union Cemetery
- Crippen and Flynn Woodside Chapel0.1 miFuneral home · Redwood City · (650) 369-4103
- Crippen & Flynn Funeral Directors0.1 miFuneral home · Redwood City · (650) 385-8824
- Sinai Memorial Chapel0.4 miFuneral chapel · Redwood City · (650) 369-3636
- Redwood Chapel0.6 miFuneral home · Redwood City · (650) 369-5537
- Crippen and Flynn Woodside Chapel1.1 miFuneral home · Redwood City · (650) 369-4103
- A Direct Cremation1.2 miCremation provider · Redwood City · (877) 938-0672
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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