Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
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Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, established by Hamden Holmes Noble in 1892, is a rural cemetery located in Colma, California, a place known as the "City of the Silent".
Lakeside Columbarium and pond with topiary sign; San Bruno Mountain can be seen in the background
1892 entrance gate from El Camino Real to East Campus
Public Mausoleum (West Campus, 1916)
Eastern entrance to East Campus, from Hillside Blvd
Colma, California
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Colma is a small incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States, on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 1,507 at the 2020 census. The town was founded as a necropolis in 1924.
Holy Cross Cemetery
A panoramic view of Colma, California, looking down from San Bruno Mountain
Aerial view of Colma, from the south; San Francisco is visible in the distance at upper right and I-280 runs north in the lower left corner. The prominent rectangular green space in the foreground is the western campus of Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, acquired in the early 1900s.
Aerial view of Colma, facing north; 280 Metro Center is in the lower center, adjacent to Woodlawn (to the north) and Greenlawn (to the east)