Orange County, California Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Orange County, California from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Orange County Overview
18
Cemeteries
32
Indexed Records
18
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Orange County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Orange County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Orange County, California contains 18 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 32 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Harbor Lawn Memorial Park is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1918 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Orange County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Orange County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Orange County map overview
County center reference: 33.7643, -117.8628
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Orange County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Orange County Cemetery Directory
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Back to CaliforniaHarbor Lawn Memorial Park
VA📍 COSTA MESA, CA
Fairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary
USGSLoma Vista Memorial Park and Mortuary
USGSWestminster Memorial Park
USGSHoly Sepulcher Cemetery
USGSMemory Garden Memorial Park and Mortuary
USGSSanta Ana Cemetery
USGSAscension Cemetery
USGSEl Toro Memorial Park
USGSPacific View Memorial Park
USGSSt. Jons Cemetery
VA📍 SANTA ANA, CA
The Good Shepherd Cemetery and Mausoleum
USGSAnaheim Cemetery
USGSForest Lawn Memorial Park - Cypress
USGSHistoric Yorba Cemetery
USGSHoly Cross Cemetery
USGSMagnolia Memorial Park and Gardens
USGSMelrose Abbey Memorial Park
USGSMission Cemetery
USGSSaint John's Lutheran Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Orange County, California
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
Charles George Kay
🪦 Loma Vista Memorial Park and Mortuary
Eugene Mathis
🪦 Fairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary
Ernest Lozano
🪦 Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
Claude Gardner Franklin
🪦 Fairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary
Daniel Garcia
🪦 Memory Garden Memorial Park and Mortuary
Elias Garcia Escoto
🪦 Harbor Lawn Memorial Park
Charles Allan Owen
🪦 Santa Ana Cemetery
Eugene J Deiss
🪦 Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
Donald R Taylor
🪦 Harbor Lawn Memorial Park
Fernando Chavez
🪦 The Good Shepherd Cemetery and Mausoleum
Arash Nouranian
🪦 Harbor Lawn Memorial Park
Danny Gale Overman
🪦 El Toro Memorial Park
Cary Warren Jones
🪦 Loma Vista Memorial Park and Mortuary
Christopher Paul Wakim
🪦 Harbor Lawn Memorial Park
Elwood Lester Schoff
🪦 Santa Ana Cemetery
Francis L Hutain
🪦 Fairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary
Daniel A Torres
🪦 Harbor Lawn Memorial Park
Daniel Delgado Torres
🪦 Memory Garden Memorial Park and Mortuary
Everett Lawrence Parker
🪦 Ascension Cemetery
Donald E Rogers
🪦 St. Jons Cemetery
Charles Francis Gibo
🪦 Westminster Memorial Park
Elliot Bell
🪦 Harbor Lawn Memorial Park
Andres M Becerra
🪦 Loma Vista Memorial Park and Mortuary
Charles Frank Warner
🪦 Loma Vista Memorial Park and Mortuary
Surname index
Surname Index for Orange County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Orange County, California
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Charles George Kay
🪦 Loma Vista Memorial Park and Mortuary
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-07
Eugene Mathis
🪦 Fairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary
1931-08-27 - 2022-08-03
Ernest Lozano
🪦 Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
1942-07-20 - 2022-05-22 Rank: EN3
Claude Gardner Franklin
🪦 Fairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary
1931-07-27 - 2022-02-03
Daniel Garcia
🪦 Memory Garden Memorial Park and Mortuary
1951-05-26 - 2021-11-19 Rank: PFC
Elias Garcia Escoto
🪦 Harbor Lawn Memorial Park
1932-01-08 - 2021-11-10
Charles Allan Owen
🪦 Santa Ana Cemetery
1924-11-19 - 2021-11-08
Eugene J Deiss
🪦 Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
1931-10-05 - 2021-10-19 Rank: PN3
Donald R Taylor
🪦 Harbor Lawn Memorial Park
1926-04-15 - 2021-10-06 Rank: PFC
Fernando Chavez
🪦 The Good Shepherd Cemetery and Mausoleum
1947-12-16 - 2021-09-08
Arash Nouranian
🪦 Harbor Lawn Memorial Park
1983-12-27 - 2021-08-15 Rank: SPC
Danny Gale Overman
🪦 El Toro Memorial Park
1945-04-24 - 2021-07-20 Rank: SK2
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Orange County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Orange County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Orange County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Orange County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Orange County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Harbor Lawn Memorial Park
7 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Fairhaven Memorial Park and Mortuary
6 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Orange County burial records
Use a full name plus Orange County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to California archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Orange County
Orange County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the California archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Orange County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Orange County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Orange County?
18 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Orange County, California, with 18 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Orange County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Orange County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Orange County burial records include military branch context?
32 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Orange County.