Basically, it is illegal to actually cremate anyone in town or bury anyone in the ground in San Francisco, California...proper. The only exception today is the San Francisco National Cemetery/The Presidio. The two Columbariums, of course, are for the interment of ashes only.
Many of the new cemeteries were created south of San Francisco in the town of Colma. Colma has the distinction of having more dead residents (around 5 million and counting) than living souls today. As a matter of fact, the cemeteries of Colma are considered some of the most beautiful in the World. The wealthy barons from San Francisco's heydays built elaborate monuments to themselves that created a tourist destination which continues to this day.
Basically, it is illegal to actually cremate anyone in town or bury anyone in the ground in San Francisco, California...proper. The only exception today is the San Francisco National Cemetery/The Presidio. The two Columbariums, of course, are for the interment of ashes only.
Many of the new cemeteries were created south of San Francisco in the town of Colma. Colma has the distinction of having more dead residents (around 5 million and counting) than living souls today. As a matter of fact, the cemeteries of Colma are considered some of the most beautiful in the World. The wealthy barons from San Francisco's heydays built elaborate monuments to themselves that created a tourist destination which continues to this day.
http://www.sanfranciscocemeteries.com/
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