Government cemeteries in California include facilities administered by the VA's National Cemetery Administration, state veterans cemeteries funded through state and federal partnerships, and local municipal and county cemeteries operated by city and county governments throughout the state.

Cemetery locations are available in 343 cities across California. They are spread across 55 counties.

Cities with the highest concentration include Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, where established municipal cemeteries have served their communities for generations and maintain extensive historical burial records.

Veterans in California may be eligible for burial in a state veterans cemetery at little or no cost. Contact the California Department of Veterans Affairs or Veterans Services to confirm eligibility requirements and available state-operated facilities.

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Families and genealogists in California can often request burial records from municipal cemetery offices or search online databases maintained by state archives and historical societies. Many California counties have digitized older cemetery records that are available through county clerk or public library genealogy collections.

Browse Cemetery by county across California to find the nearest location.