Colma necropolis
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Colma necropolis is the collective term for the extensive concentration of cemeteries and burial grounds in Colma, California, which serves as the primary resting place for the dead from nearby San Francisco.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colma cemeteries | 2 |
| Colma cemetery district | 2 |
| Colma necropolis area | 1 |
| Colma, the city of cemeteries | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery district
ⓘ
necropolis ⓘ |
| approximateEstimation | contains over one million burials ⓘ |
| areaServed |
San Francisco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Mateo County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Colma town motto "It’s great to be alive in Colma" ⓘ |
| containsGravesOf |
San Francisco residents
ⓘ
notable artists and entertainers ⓘ notable business leaders from San Francisco ⓘ notable political figures from San Francisco ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developmentLinkedTo | San Francisco cemetery bans and removals ⓘ |
| governedBy | multiple private and religious cemetery associations ⓘ |
| hasAsianEthnicCemeteries | true ⓘ |
| hasCatholicCemeteries | true ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
burial
ⓘ
cremation ⓘ memorialization ⓘ |
| hasJewishCemeteries | true ⓘ |
| hasNonsectarianCemeteries | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cypress Lawn Cemetery associations of multiple sections
ⓘ
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Eternal Home Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Hills Memorial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek Orthodox Memorial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenlawn Memorial Park (Colma) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hills of Eternity Memorial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Cross Cemetery (Colma) NERFINISHED ⓘ Home of Peace Cemetery (Colma) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hoy Sun Memorial Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Cemetery (Colma) NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese Cemetery (Colma) NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivet Memorial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Pet’s Rest Cemetery (Colma) NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbian Cemetery (Colma) NERFINISHED ⓘ Woodlawn Memorial Park (Colma) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCause | relocation of San Francisco cemeteries in late 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ |
| isMajorEconomicFactorFor | Colma, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colma, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ San Mateo County, California ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | San Francisco, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being primary burial ground after removal of cemeteries from San Francisco
ⓘ
high concentration of cemeteries ⓘ |
| partOf | urban area of Colma ⓘ |
| religiousDiversity | multi-faith burial grounds ⓘ |
| servesAs | primary burial place for San Francisco dead ⓘ |
| transportAccess | served by nearby BART stations in Colma and Daly City ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Colma cemetery district
this entity surface form:
Colma necropolis area
this entity surface form:
Colma cemetery district
this entity surface form:
Colma, the city of cemeteries
this entity surface form:
Colma cemeteries
this entity surface form:
Colma cemeteries