Cemeteries in San Bernardino, California

Private Cemeteries in San Bernardino, California often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in San Bernardino, California are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in San Bernardino, California are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

We offer detailed information for cemeteries in San Bernardino, California , including the names of deceased individuals, their birth and death dates, data about relatives, and cemetery locations. Additionally, you can obtain historical records and conduct searches for ancestors interred in San Bernardino, California .

Our database contains records of burials from 8 cemeteries.

Notable burials Ellis Eames (1809–1882), first mayor of Provo, Utah from 1851 to 1852. Virginia Ann Cooksey Earp, mother of Wyatt, Virgil, Morgan, James, and Warren Earp. William F. Holcomb, prospector.

San Bernardino was named in 1810, when Spanish priest Francisco Dumetz led an expedition through the area. In 1839, the Mexican government granted Californio ranchero José del Carmen Lugo the right to settle the area, which was formalized when he was granted Rancho San Bernardino in 1842.

The San Bernardino and San Jacinto Mountains were hunting and gathering areas for Native Americans for thousands of years before the first Europeans arrived. The Cahuilla lived in the desert areas in and around the San Jacinto's, and the Serrano had camps in the wooded San Bernardino Mountains.

California law only permits burial in an 'established cemetery'. In urban areas, this means the opportunity for burial on your own land is not an option. However, if you live rurally in California, it is possible to apply for permission to declare land as an established home burial cemetery.

Caskets are not required by California law, however, there may be cemetery or mausoleum restrictions regarding caskets and outer burial containers or vaults.

In California, a death certificate must be filed with the local registrar within eight days of the death and before the body is buried or cremated. (See Cal. Health & Saf. Code § 102775.)

A standard funeral can be up to about 2 weeks after the date of death. If the body is cremated, the family can wait as long as they'd like, but most are done within a month at the latest. If the deceased is already buried or cremated, a memorial service can be held at any later date.

Caskets are not required by California law, however, there may be cemetery or mausoleum restrictions regarding caskets and outer burial containers or vaults.

California law only permits burial in an 'established cemetery'. In urban areas, this means the opportunity for burial on your own land is not an option. However, if you live rurally in California, it is possible to apply for permission to declare land as an established home burial cemetery.