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.

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Surface form Occurrences
Colma cemeteries 2
Colma cemetery district 2
Colma necropolis area 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

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Serbian Cemetery partOf Colma necropolis
this entity surface form: Colma cemetery district
Greek Orthodox Memorial Park locatedIn Colma necropolis
this entity surface form: Colma necropolis area
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery partOf Colma necropolis
Hills of Eternity Memorial Park partOf Colma necropolis
Woodlawn Memorial Park partOf Colma necropolis
this entity surface form: Colma cemetery district
Woodlawn Memorial Park hasCulturalContext Colma necropolis
this entity surface form: Colma, the city of cemeteries
Colma BART station near Colma necropolis
this entity surface form: Colma cemeteries
Colma station servesCemeteryArea Colma necropolis
this entity surface form: Colma cemeteries