#44: Moving the Dead — San Francisco Cemeteries

There are only three cemeteries left within the city limits of San Francisco.

Note the phrase carefully: “left” in San Francisco. There were once far more than just three, which makes perfect sense — after all, thousands upon thousands of San Franciscans have passed away since the establishment of Yerba Buena 170 years ago, and they all required a final resting place.
The question is, what happened to them… and where are they now?

I present today a short history of cemeteries in San Francisco, as well as the answer to the question of which three still remain.

For further edification:
» John Blackett’s San Francisco cemetery history – maps + photos
» San Francisco Genealogy – cemetery history
» San Francisco Virtual Museum – cemetery history
» recent Civic Center excavations
» San Francisco Columbarium