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</div> <div class="post-item-single-container"> <div class="post-content-share post-content-share-bar"></div> <div class="post-single-meta"> <div class="post-categories-container"> <div class="post-categories"><a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/category/education-2/">Education</a>, <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/category/stories/">Stories</a></div> </div> <a class="post-title"> <h1> Cemeteries by the Sea <span class="post-read-later post-read-later-guest" href="#login-register" data-type="add" data-id="26469"><i class="fa fa-bookmark-o"></i></span> </h1> </a> <div class="post-meta"> <div class="post-meta-content"> <span class="post-auhor-date post-auhor-date-full"> <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/author/cathywallace/"> <img alt='' src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%2028%2028'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src='http://2.gravatar.com/avatar/220a1c079d99c41a1ce349264517ac51?s=28&d=mm&r=pg' data-srcset='http://2.gravatar.com/avatar/220a1c079d99c41a1ce349264517ac51?s=56&d=mm&r=pg 2x' class='avatar avatar-28 photo post-author-image lazy' height='28' width='28' decoding='async'/> </a> <span> <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/author/cathywallace/" class="post-author">Cathy Wallace</a></span>, <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/cemeteries-by-the-sea/" class="post-date"> 4 months ago </a> </span> <span class="post-readtime"> <i class="icon icon-clock"></i> 12 min <span>read</span> </span> <span class="post-views"> <i class="icon icon-eye"></i> 6243 </span> <span class="responsive-post-read-later">  <span class="post-read-later post-read-later-guest" href="#login-register" data-type="add" data-id="26469"><i class="fa fa-bookmark-o"></i></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-content post-single-content"> <p>Cemeteries by the sea range from the breathtakingly beautiful to those being threatened by erosion to wash away. Here are ten of them.</p><hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/><h3 class="wp-block-heading">Cemeteries by the Sea</h3><h2 class="wp-block-heading">#1 Waverley Cemetery in New South Wales, Australia</h2><p>Waverley Cemetery, in the suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, is not only a cemetery that rests on a cliff overlooking the sea but is also consistently ranked as one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the world.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1024" height="450" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20450'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-22-1024x450.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, Waverley Cemetery, angel, historic preservation, NSW, Australia, New South Wales, ocean, Waverley Cemetery" class="wp-image-26473 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-22-1024x450.png 1024w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-22-600x264.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-22-768x338.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-22-585x257.png 585w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-22.png 1505w" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div><p>Founded in 1877, the 40-acre gorgeous Waverley cemetery is filled with snow-white statues set against a backdrop of turquoise ocean waters.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="897" height="597" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20897%20597'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-24.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, Waverley Cemetery, angel, historic preservation, NSW, Australia, New South Wales, ocean, Waverley Cemetery, angel" class="wp-image-26475 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-24.png 897w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-24-600x399.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-24-768x511.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-24-585x389.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px" /></figure></div><p>Most of the monuments at Waverley Cemetery were created in the mid to late 1800s and were sculpted from white Carrara marble. The white gleaming angels, columns, and human figures stand out against the brilliant turquoise background of the sky and sea.</p><p>In more recent years, gravestones made of rose and black granite have also been added.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="804" height="540" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20804%20540'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-28.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, Waverley Cemetery, angel, historic preservation, NSW, Australia, New South Wales, ocean, Waverley Cemetery" class="wp-image-26486 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-28.png 804w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-28-600x403.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-28-768x516.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-28-585x393.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px" /></figure></div><p>Some of the region’s earliest entrepreneurs are buried at this cemetery – shoe shop owners, candle and soap makers, dairy farmers, meat pie bakers, theater owners, booksellers, and emu ranchers.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="524" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20524'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-23-1024x524.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, Waverley Cemetery, angel, historic preservation, NSW, Australia, New South Wales, ocean, Waverley Cemetery" class="wp-image-26474 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-23-1024x524.png 1024w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-23-600x307.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-23-768x393.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-23-585x299.png 585w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-23.png 1196w" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div><p>It is the final resting place for more than 90,000 people. </p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="605" height="807" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20605%20807'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-38.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, Waverley Cemetery, angel, historic preservation, NSW, Australia, New South Wales, ocean, Waverley Cemetery, sailor, Ellis" class="wp-image-26513 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-38.png 605w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-38-600x800.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-38-110x147.png 110w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-38-585x780.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px" /></figure></div><p>This is the gravestone of Captain William Ellis at Waverley Cemetery. Ellis spent most of his life aboard a ship, starting his career on the ship Cossiterides at age 13.</p><p>Ellis had a remarkable experience aboard the Cossiterides. When the crew was bound from Newcastle, Australia to Manila, Phillippines a hurricane struck and the ship not only lost its mast but also sprang a leak. For ten days, all hands were kept at the bilge pumps. Finally, a Man-of-War ship took the vessel in tow and ferried her to safety in the Manila Harbor.</p><p>There are several maritime symbols on Ellis’ gravestone. The anchor is a symbol of hope, steadfastness, and eternal life.</p><p>The crossed flags are a symbol of maritime signalmen. Today, signalmen transmit messages via radio, fiber optic, microwave, information systems, and satellite links.  But during the 19th and 20th centuries, servicemen in the Royal Australian Corps of Engineers transmitted messages with flashing lights and flags.</p><p>The epitaph on Ellis’ gravestone reads, <em><strong>“I</strong></em><strong><em>n loving memory of Captain William Ellis of S.S. Leura . . . He kept his last watch and entered the golden harbor.”</em></strong></p><p>Click <a href="https://blog.billiongraves.com/australian-gravestone-symbols/">HERE</a> to learn more about Australian gravestone symbols.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="382" height="509" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20382%20509'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Fanny_Durack_2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-26594 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Fanny_Durack_2.jpg 382w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Fanny_Durack_2-110x147.jpg 110w" data-sizes="(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px" /></figure></div><p>Another interesting gravestone at Waverley Cemetery is for Sarah “Fanny” Durack, Olympic gold medal swimmer. From 1910 to 1918, Fanny was considered the world’s best female swimmer. She held <strong>every freestyle world record</strong> from 100 yards to a mile. Click <a href="https://billiongraves.com/grave/Sarah-Fanny-Durack/33594751">HERE</a> to see her gravestone on the BillionGraves website.</p><hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/><h3 class="wp-block-heading">Cemeteries by the Sea</h3><h2 class="wp-block-heading">#2 Normandy American Cemetery at Normandy, France</h2><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="797" height="293" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20797%20293'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-31.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, Omaha beach, Normandy, France, Normady Cemetery, Normandy American Cemetery, WW2, crosses, white crosses, cross, military cemetery" class="wp-image-26498 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-31.png 797w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-31-600x221.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-31-768x282.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-31-585x215.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px" /></figure></div><p>The Normandy American Cemetery in Normandy, France overlooks Omaha Beach and the English Channel.</p><p>Dedicated in 1956, the cemetery has more than 1 million visitors each year. Its purpose is to honor American military personnel who died in Europe during World War II</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="895" height="597" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20895%20597'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-30.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, Normandy, France, Normady Cemetery, Normandy American Cemetery, WW2, crosses, white crosses, cross, military cemetery" class="wp-image-26495 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-30.png 895w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-30-600x400.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-30-768x512.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-30-585x390.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px" /></figure></div><p>The Normandy American Cemetery spans 172.5 acres. It is the final resting place of 9,388 American troops, most of whom were killed during the Normandy invasion and ensuing military clashes. </p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="795" height="525" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20795%20525'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-32.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, Normandy, France, Normady Cemetery, Normandy American Cemetery, WW2, crosses, white crosses, cross, military cemetery" class="wp-image-26499 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-32.png 795w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-32-600x396.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-32-768x507.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-32-585x386.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px" /></figure></div><p>When American soldiers died while serving overseas during World War II, the next of kin were given a choice of having their loved one interred at the nearest overseas cemetery or repatriated for permanent burial in the United States. </p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="600" height="719" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20600%20719'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-29.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, Normandy, France, Normady Cemetery, Normandy American Cemetery, WW2, crosses, white crosses, cross, military cemetery" class="wp-image-26491 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-29.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-29-585x701.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></figure></div><p>The Normandy American Cemetery holds the graves of 45 pairs of brothers (30 of whom are buried side by side), a father and son, an uncle and his nephew, 2 pairs of cousins, and 304 unknown soldiers. </p><p>The epitaph on the graves of the unknown soldiers reads, “Here rests in honored glory a comrade in arms known but to God.”</p><hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/><h3 class="wp-block-heading">Cemeteries by the Sea</h3><h2 class="wp-block-heading">#3 <strong>Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery</strong> <strong>in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico</strong></h2><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" width="881" height="587" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20881%20587'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-33.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery, Puerto Rico" class="wp-image-26501 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-33.png 881w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-33-600x400.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-33-768x512.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-33-585x390.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 881px) 100vw, 881px" /></figure><p>Old San Juan, Puerto Rico’s stunning Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery fits snuggly between hills, city walls, and the Atlantic Ocean. Founded in 1863, the cemetery was maintained by Carmelite nuns. </p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="512" height="648" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20512%20648'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-37.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery, Puerto Rico, angel" class="wp-image-26510 lazy"/></figure></div><p>The white monuments with the blue sky and sea backdrop are remarkable.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="922" height="581" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20922%20581'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-35.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery, Puerto Rico, BillionGraves, BG+" class="wp-image-26504 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-35.png 922w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-35-600x378.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-35-768x484.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-35-420x265.png 420w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-35-585x369.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px" /></figure></div><p>The cemetery’s location on the waterfront symbolizes the soul taking a journey from this world into the afterlife.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="514" height="665" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20514%20665'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-36.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery, Puerto Rico" class="wp-image-26505 lazy" style="width:590px;height:auto"/></figure></div><p>Visitors who walk on the grass will find that they sink into it slightly, like walking on a sponge. </p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" width="796" height="464" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20796%20464'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-56.png" alt="" class="wp-image-26612 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-56.png 796w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-56-600x350.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-56-768x448.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-56-585x341.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px" /></figure><p>In addition to beautiful statues, the Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery has a series of arched mausoleums.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="870" height="574" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20870%20574'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-34.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery, Puerto Rico, GPS, BG" class="wp-image-26503 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-34.png 870w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-34-600x396.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-34-768x507.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-34-585x386.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px" /></figure></div><p>Some of the most prestigious Puerto Ricans have been buried at Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery. Ironically, it is also home to many wandering chickens, cats, crabs, and lizards.</p><hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/><h3 class="wp-block-heading">Cemeteries by the Sea</h3><h2 class="wp-block-heading">#4 San Michele Cemetery Island in Venice, Italy</h2><p>In the early 1800s, Napoleon told Venetians to stop burying their dead all over town. It was causing disease. Venice had regular floods when the sea rose and meeting a floating body when wading down the street was not only unsanitary, it was downright scary. </p><p>Napoleon even announced that a cemetery was being established offshore on a floating island called San Michele.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="752" height="341" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20752%20341'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-40.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, San Michele Cemetery Island in Venice, Italy, San Michele, Venice, Italy" class="wp-image-26520 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-40.png 752w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-40-600x272.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-40-585x265.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px" /></figure></div><p>The entire island is surrounded by a red brick wall with Roman arches.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="752" height="496" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20752%20496'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-39.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, San Michele Cemetery Island in Venice, Italy, San Michele" class="wp-image-26517 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-39.png 752w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-39-600x396.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-39-585x386.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px" /></figure></div><p>Even today, undertakers ship bodies to the island. Coffins are placed on elaborately decorated funeral gondolas or in simple aquatic hearses.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="709" height="471" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20709%20471'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-41.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, San Michele Cemetery Island in Venice, Italy, San Michele, Venice, Italy" class="wp-image-26521 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-41.png 709w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-41-600x399.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-41-585x389.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px" /></figure></div><p>San Michele Cemetery edged out a monastery that was situated on the island. It is still standing but is no longer in use.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" width="787" height="329" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20787%20329'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-58.png" alt="" class="wp-image-26617 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-58.png 787w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-58-600x251.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-58-768x321.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-58-585x245.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px" /></figure><p>Today, San Michele Cemetery is so crowded that the gravesites are only available on a short-term lease. After twelve years, the bones are disinterred. If family members pay for a new lease, the bones are reinterred in a small metal box. But if family members can’t —or won’t— pay the fee then the bones are tossed into a nearby boneyard.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="714" height="474" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20714%20474'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-42.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, San Michele Cemetery Island in Venice, Italy, San Michele, Venice, Italy" class="wp-image-26522 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-42.png 714w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-42-600x398.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-42-585x388.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px" /></figure></div><p>November 1st is known to Catholics as “All Hallow’s Day” or “All Saints Day”. According to local legends, the dead of San Michele Island leave their graves on this day and travel through the streets of Venice en route to their former homes. When the spirits of the deceased arrive, they sit down at the heart of the home, on a chair next to the kitchen stove. </p><p>For this reason, superstitious Venetians believe it is bad luck to look out of the window on November 1st. </p><p>The next day, November 2nd, is “All Souls’ Day”. All Soul’s Day is a time to honor deceased loved ones by taking chrysanthemums to the cemetery. They are delivered by boat, of course.</p><p>As a sidenote, these two holy days (or “holidays”) on November 1st and 2nd, follow “All Hallow’s Eve” on October 31st. In many places around the world, “All Hallow’s Eve” came to be known as “Halloween”. </p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="735" height="451" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20735%20451'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-59.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, San Michele Cemetery Island in Venice, Italy, San Michele, Venice, Italy, crysanthemums" class="wp-image-26620 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-59.png 735w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-59-600x368.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-59-585x359.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px" /></figure></div><h4 class="wp-block-heading">Graves at San Michele Cemetery</h4><p>Click <a href="https://billiongraves.com/grave/Carl-Zuber/27966488">HERE</a>, <a href="https://billiongraves.com/grave/Gio-Ant-de-Manzoni/22878387">HERE</a>, and <a href="https://billiongraves.com/grave/Antonio-Massaroli/22873672">HERE</a> to see more gravestones on this amazing Venetian island.</p><hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/><h3 class="wp-block-heading">Cemeteries by the Sea</h3><h2 class="wp-block-heading">#5 Heitaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki, Finland</h2><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="800" height="329" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20800%20329'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-43.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, Heitaniemi Cemetery, Helsinki, Finland" class="wp-image-26523 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-43.png 800w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-43-600x247.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-43-768x316.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-43-585x241.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></figure></div><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hietaniemi_Cemetery#/media/File:Hietaniemen_hautausmaa_ilmasta.jpg">Photo Source</a></p><p>Heitaniemi Cemetery is located in Helsinki, Finland. <em>Hietaniemi</em> means “sand cape” and the cemetery is located on a steep seaside cliff. As visitors wander among the graves, they can hear waves crashing on the rocky shore and smell the salty air.</p><p>The country’s most prominent leaders, as well as many war heroes, are buried here.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="748" height="561" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20748%20561'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-44.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, Heitaniemi Cemetery, Helsinki, Finland" class="wp-image-26525 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-44.png 748w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-44-600x450.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-44-585x439.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px" /></figure></div><p>Hietaniemi Cemetery is also a popular tourist attraction. Visitors enjoy hiking on the tree-lined paths and by the water.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="673" height="754" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20673%20754'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-45.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, Heitaniemi Cemetery, Helsinki, Finland" class="wp-image-26527 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-45.png 673w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-45-600x672.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-45-585x655.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px" /></figure></div><p>Some of the gravestones at the cemetery show the love that the Finns have for nature.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="958" height="541" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20958%20541'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-46.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, Heitaniemi Cemetery, Helsinki, Finland" class="wp-image-26528 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-46.png 958w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-46-600x339.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-46-768x434.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-46-585x330.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px" /></figure></div><p>Each year on Christmas Eve, the families of Helsinki offer prayers and place candles on the graves to honor their ancestors.</p><hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/><h3 class="wp-block-heading">Cemeteries by the Sea</h3><h2 class="wp-block-heading">#6 Neptune Memorial Reef, International Waters near Key Biscayne, Florida, USA</h2><p>Okay, technically this cemetery isn’t “by” the sea, it’s “under” the sea. So you better not use the BillionGraves app at this cemetery or you might ruin your smartphone! In fact, you might want to make your only live visit there this virtual one . . . unless you are a scuba diver!</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="530" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20530'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-47-1024x530.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, Neptune Memorial Reef, International Waters near Key Biscayne, Florida" class="wp-image-26531 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-47-1024x530.png 1024w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-47-600x311.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-47-768x398.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-47-585x303.png 585w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-47.png 1172w" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div><p>Neptune Memorial Reef is located 3.25 miles in International Waters off the coast of Key Biscayne, Florida. It is not only considered the world’s most beautiful underwater graveyard, but it is also an artificial reef system that helps marine wildlife flourish. </p><p>Moray eels, sea urchins, puffers, spotted eagle rays, sponges, crabs, 14 species of coral, and more than 56 species of fish have made this reef their home.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><img decoding="async" width="1009" height="569" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201009%20569'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Neptune.jpg" alt="BillionGraves, cemetery, statue, gravestone, BG, genealogy, genealogists, ancestors, ancestry, bg, grave, neptune, Neptune Memorial Reef, International Waters near Key Biscayne, Florida" class="wp-image-5107 lazy"/></figure></div><p>Here are some interesting facts about Neptune Memorial Reef Cemetery:</p><ul class="wp-block-list"><li>The cemetery is only for cremated remains.</li> <li>It is the largest man-made reef in the world, spanning 16 acres.</li> <li>Statues include Atlantis-inspired architecture with columns and a massive lion. </li> <li>The world’s oldest ship-wreck diver, a Guinness World Record holder at age 90, is buried here.</li> <li>Concrete memorials are customized with small momentoes like fishing lures, coins, shells, and painted rocks.</li></ul><hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/><h3 class="wp-block-heading">Cemeteries by the Sea</h3><h2 class="wp-block-heading">#7 Cemetery of the Old Château in Cote d’Azur, France</h2><p>The Old Château Cemetery in Cote d’Azur, France is a scenic burial ground on a terraced hilltop that was once occupied by a medieval castle. The castle ruins are still visible.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="683" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20683'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-22-1024x683.png" alt="Cemetery of the Old Chateau, Cote d'Azur, France, BillionGraves, cemetery, beautiful, grave, gravesite, genealogy, family history, ancestors, GPS, BillionGraves, photos of gravestones, beautiful cemeteries, beautiful cemetery, French Riviera" class="wp-image-16198 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-22-1024x683.png 1024w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-22-600x400.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-22-768x512.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-22-585x390.png 585w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-22.png 1028w" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div><p>The cemetery was built in response to Napoleon’s mandate that burials would no longer be allowed inside churches for sanitation reasons.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><img decoding="async" width="688" height="685" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20688%20685'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-23.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemetery, beautiful, grave, gravesite, genealogy, family history, ancestors, GPS, BillionGraves, photos of gravestones, beautiful cemeteries, beautiful cemetery, ocean view, French Riviera, Cemetery of the old chateau" class="wp-image-16200 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-23.png 688w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-23-600x597.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-23-150x150.png 150w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-23-300x300.png 300w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-23-100x100.png 100w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-23-220x220.png 220w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-23-80x80.png 80w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-23-585x582.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px" /></figure></div><p>The climb to the cemetery is breathtaking – literally! But so is the view!</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><img decoding="async" width="686" height="685" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20686%20685'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-24.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemetery, beautiful, grave, gravesite, genealogy, family history, ancestors, GPS, BillionGraves, photos of gravestones, beautiful cemeteries, beautiful cemetery, Cemetery of the Old Chateau, France" class="wp-image-16201 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-24.png 686w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-24-600x599.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-24-150x150.png 150w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-24-300x300.png 300w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-24-100x100.png 100w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-24-585x584.png 585w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-24-220x220.png 220w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-24-80x80.png 80w" data-sizes="(max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px" /></figure></div><p>The Cemetery of the Old Château offers magnificent views of the Mediterranean Sea extending all the way to the Italian Riviera.</p><hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/><h3 class="wp-block-heading">Cemeteries by the Sea</h3><h2 class="wp-block-heading">#8 Luarca Cemetery in Luarca, Spain</h2><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="1000" height="750" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201000%20750'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-49.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemetery, beautiful, grave, gravesite, genealogy, family history, ancestors, GPS, BillionGraves, photos of gravestones, beautiful cemeteries, beautiful cemetery, Spain, cemeteries by the sea, Cementerio de Luarca, Spain" class="wp-image-26553 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-49.png 1000w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-49-600x450.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-49-768x576.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-49-585x439.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure></div><p>The views from Luarca Cemetery are considered some of the best in Spain.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="913" height="668" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20913%20668'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-50.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemetery, beautiful, grave, gravesite, genealogy, family history, ancestors, GPS, BillionGraves, photos of gravestones, beautiful cemeteries, beautiful cemetery, Spain, cemeteries by the sea, Cementerio de Luarca, Spain" class="wp-image-26555 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-50.png 913w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-50-600x439.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-50-768x562.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-50-585x428.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 913px) 100vw, 913px" /></figure></div><p>Many tourists consider the cemetery a “must see”, well worth the steep climb up the hill. </p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" width="785" height="364" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20785%20364'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-60.png" alt="map, BillionGraves, cemetery, GPS, Spain, Luarca Cemetery" class="wp-image-26630 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-60.png 785w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-60-600x278.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-60-768x356.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-60-585x271.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px" /></figure><p>Luarca Cemetery is not only <em>next</em> to the sea, it is nearly <em>surrounded</em> by the sea, as you can see in the aerial view map.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="904" height="675" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20904%20675'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-51.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemetery, beautiful, grave, gravesite, genealogy, family history, ancestors, GPS, BillionGraves, photos of gravestones, beautiful cemeteries, beautiful cemetery, Spain, cemeteries by the sea, Cementerio de Luarca, Spain" class="wp-image-26557 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-51.png 904w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-51-600x448.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-51-768x573.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-51-585x437.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px" /></figure></div><p>Luarca’s Nobel Prize winner for medicine <a href="https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1959/ochoa/biographical/">Severo Ochoa</a> and his wife are buried at Luarca Cemetery.</p><hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/><h3 class="wp-block-heading">Cemeteries by the Sea</h3><h2 class="wp-block-heading">#9 Camogli Cemetery on the Italian Riviera</h2><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="892" height="588" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20892%20588'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-52.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemetery, beautiful, grave, gravesite, genealogy, family history, ancestors, GPS, BillionGraves, photos of gravestones, beautiful cemeteries, beautiful cemetery, cemeteries by the sea, Italian Riveria" class="wp-image-26563 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-52.png 892w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-52-600x396.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-52-768x506.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-52-585x386.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 892px) 100vw, 892px" /></figure></div><p>One can hardly imagine a prettier place to visit, live, or even to be buried, than Camogli on the Italian Riviera. </p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="847" height="564" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20847%20564'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-53.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemetery, beautiful, grave, gravesite, genealogy, family history, ancestors, GPS, BillionGraves, photos of gravestones, beautiful cemeteries, beautiful cemetery, cemeteries by the sea, Italian Riveria" class="wp-image-26564 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-53.png 847w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-53-600x400.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-53-768x511.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-53-585x390.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px" /></figure></div><p>Camogli village sits perched on top of the hills over the Ligurian Sea. The local cemetery rests on a cliff about 230 feet (70 meters) above sea level. Well, at least it rested there until 2021, when a catastrophe struck. </p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="909" height="606" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20909%20606'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-54.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemetery, beautiful, grave, gravesite, genealogy, family history, ancestors, GPS, BillionGraves, photos of gravestones, beautiful cemeteries, beautiful cemetery, cemeteries by the sea, Italian Riveria, Camogli" class="wp-image-26565 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-54.png 909w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-54-600x400.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-54-768x512.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-54-585x390.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 909px) 100vw, 909px" /></figure></div><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/24/world/europe/italian-cemetery-landslide.html">Photo Source</a></p><p>In 2021, part of Camogli Cemetery collapsed into the sea during a landslide, sending 200 coffins down the cliff into the water.</p><p>Locals did their best to rescue and restore the graveside monuments and coffins but it was difficult since the cliffside land remained unstable. They even used boats to reach some of the floating coffins and pull them back to shore.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="783" height="521" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20783%20521'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-55.png" alt="BillionGraves, cemetery, beautiful, grave, gravesite, genealogy, family history, ancestors, GPS, BillionGraves, photos of gravestones, beautiful cemeteries, beautiful cemetery, cemeteries by the sea, Italian Riveria, angel, cross" class="wp-image-26569 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-55.png 783w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-55-600x399.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-55-768x511.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-55-585x389.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px" /></figure></div><p>Today, the cemetery is still functional with the cliffside area blocked off.</p><hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/><h3 class="wp-block-heading">Cemeteries by the Sea</h3><h2 class="wp-block-heading">#10 Oceanside Cemeteries in San Francisco, California</h2><p>Discarded gravestones on the beach? You might expect to find seashells, sea glass, driftwood, and such on a beach . . . but gravestones!?</p><p>Low tides, strong winds, and shifting sands reveal a tragic event in San Francisco’s past – gravestones that were repurposed decades ago to reinforce seawalls, build roads, and improve parks.</p><p>If you have ever wondered why BillionGraves encourages volunteers to take photos of gravestones, THIS is a great example! Taking photos of gravestones with the BillionGraves app preserves history and helps future generations to find their ancestors.</p><p>We need your help – wherever you live – to document your local cemeteries!</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><img decoding="async" width="742" height="526" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20742%20526'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-50.png" alt="beach, BillionGraves, gravestone, ancestors, cemetery, genealogy, San Francisco, tombstone, headstone, GPS, genealogy, BillionGraves" class="wp-image-19881 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-50.png 742w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-50-600x425.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-50-585x415.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px" /></figure></div><p>At first glance, San Francisco, California is strangely devoid of cemeteries. It has been illegal to bury the deceased in the city for more than 120 years.</p><p>But it wasn’t always so. In the 1800s, there were at least 30 cemeteries in San Francisco. There were<strong> </strong>Catholic,<a> </a>Jewish, Protestant, non-denominational, fraternal club, Native American, Chinese, and pauper cemeteries.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="584" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20584'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-48.png" alt="beach, BillionGraves, gravestone, ancestors, cemetery, genealogy, San Francisco, tombstone, headstone, GPS, genealogy, BillionGraves, Califorinia" class="wp-image-26543 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-48.png 1024w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-48-600x342.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-48-768x438.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-48-585x334.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div><p>The “big four” cemeteries were Laurel Hill to the north, Odd Fellows’ to the west, Masonic to the south, and Calvary to the east. All four were built between 1854 and 1865. They were laid out on rolling green lawns with winding roads and beautiful paths. </p><p>Families flocked to the large park-like cemeteries to visit the graves of their ancestors and loved ones, often bringing along a picnic.</p><p>As the remains of 35,000 bodies at Laurel Hill Cemetery were exhumed, the gravestones that were meant to be their legacy were broken into more manageable pieces and transported to Ocean Beach.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="638" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20638'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-72-1024x638.png" alt="beach, BillionGraves, gravestone, ancestors, cemetery, genealogy, San Francisco, tombstone, headstone, GPS, genealogy, BillionGraves, cemetery gate, Ocean Beach, Laurel Hill Cemetery" class="wp-image-20034 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-72-1024x638.png 1024w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-72-600x374.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-72-768x478.png 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-72-585x364.png 585w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-72.png 1256w" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div><p>Some of the largest slabs were stacked to form diagonal walls along Ocean Beach to prevent shoreline erosion. Even in more recent years, swimmers, surfers, and beach walkers are startled to come across discarded gravestones during low tides.</p><p>In 1935, during the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced the <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/works-progress-administration" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Works Progress Administration</a> (WPA) to improve and beautify public spaces. The program put about 8.5 million Americans to work building schools, hospitals, roads, and other public works.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><img decoding="async" width="535" height="723" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20535%20723'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/12/image-1.png" alt="beach, BillionGraves, gravestone, ancestors, cemetery, genealogy, San Francisco, tombstone, headstone, GPS, genealogy, BillionGraves, Buena Vista park, cemetery gate" class="wp-image-20070 lazy"/></figure></div><p>Some of those WPA workers constructed ground-level rain gutters at Buena Vista Park. And what did they use? Gravestones.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><img decoding="async" width="634" height="411" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20634%20411'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-67.png" alt="Buena Vista Park, beach, BillionGraves, gravestone, ancestors, cemetery, genealogy, San Francisco, tombstone, headstone, GPS, genealogy, BillionGraves, cemetery gate" class="wp-image-19981 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-67.png 634w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-67-600x389.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-67-585x379.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px" /></figure></div><p>Most of the discarded gravestones that were used to line Ocean Beach were left intact. But those that were carted off to Buena Vista Park were broken into fragments and used to line the rain gutters that ran along the roads and walking paths.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><img decoding="async" width="623" height="378" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20623%20378'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-69.png" alt="Buena Vista Park, Ocean Beach, beach, BillionGraves, gravestone, ancestors, cemetery, genealogy, San Francisco, tombstone, headstone, GPS, genealogy, BillionGraves, cemetery gate" class="wp-image-19987 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-69.png 623w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-69-600x364.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-69-585x355.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px" /></figure></div><p>Gravestones were generally placed with their epitaphs facing downward but some of the names and dates are visible in the rain gutters, reminding passersby of their original purpose.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><img decoding="async" width="636" height="422" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20636%20422'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-68.png" alt="beach, BillionGraves, gravestone, ancestors, cemetery, genealogy, San Francisco, tombstone, headstone, GPS, genealogy, BillionGraves, cemetery gate, tombstone, Buena Vista Park" class="wp-image-19983 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-68.png 636w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-68-600x398.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-68-585x388.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px" /></figure></div><p>Joggers and dog-walkers are often startled to come across word fragments such as “Died”, “In Memory Of . . . ”, and “<strong>Gone but Not Forgotten</strong>” underfoot. How ironic.</p><p>Learn more about San Francisco’s discarded gravestones <a href="https://blog.billiongraves.com/discarded-gravestones/">HERE</a>. </p><h2 class="wp-block-heading">How Can You Help?</h2><p>We need your help with taking gravestone photos to help preserve history! When photos are taken with the BillionGraves mobile app, each picture is automatically tagged with GPS coordinates.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><img decoding="async" width="641" height="853" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20641%20853'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/12/image-9.png" alt="beach, BillionGraves, gravestone, ancestors, cemetery, genealogy, San Francisco, tombstone, headstone, GPS, genealogy, BillionGraves, cemetery gate, gravestone cleaning, community service" class="wp-image-20143 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/12/image-9.png 641w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/12/image-9-600x798.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/12/image-9-110x147.png 110w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/12/image-9-585x778.png 585w" data-sizes="(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px" /></figure></div><p>This allows families to easily find their ancestor’s final resting place at the cemetery so they can grow their family tree. It also allows future volunteers to see exactly what has already been photographed and what still needs to be done.</p><p>If you would like to volunteer to take gravestone photos with your smartphone <a href="https://billiongraves.com/volunteer">click HERE to get started.</a> You are welcome to take photos of gravestones <strong>at your own convenience</strong>, no permission from us is needed.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="585" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20585'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://blog.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/12/hands-phone-cemetery-1024x585.jpg" alt="beach, BillionGraves, gravestone, ancestors, cemetery, genealogy, San Francisco, tombstone, headstone, GPS, genealogy, BillionGraves, cemetery gate, GPS app, mobile app, BG" class="wp-image-20144 lazy" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/12/hands-phone-cemetery-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/12/hands-phone-cemetery-600x343.jpg 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/12/hands-phone-cemetery-768x439.jpg 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/12/hands-phone-cemetery-585x334.jpg 585w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2022/12/hands-phone-cemetery.jpg 1050w" data-sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure></div><p>If you still have questions after you have checked out the resources above, <strong>email us </strong>at <a href="mailto:Volunteer@BillionGraves.com">Volunteer@BillionGraves.com</a>.</p><p>Would you like to lead a group in documenting a cemetery? Email us at <a href="mailto:volunteer@billiongraves.com">Volunteer@billiongraves.com</a> and we’ll be happy to send you some great tips! </p><h2 class="wp-block-heading">Happy Cemetery Hopping!</h2><p>Cathy Wallace</p> </div> <div class="sh-page-links"></div> <div class="post-tags-container"> <div class="sh-clear"></div> </div> <div class="post-content-share-mobile-contaner"> <div class="post-content-share post-content-share-bar post-content-share-mobile"></div> </div> </div> <div class="post-switch post-swtich-style1"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="post-switch-item lazy" style="" data-bg="url(https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2070/11/image-43.png)"> <div class="post-switch-item-content"> <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/cave-hill-cemetery-one-of-americas-most-beautiful-cemeteries/" class="post-switch-item-left"> <i class="icon icon-arrow-left-circle"></i> </a> <div class="post-switch-item-right"> <div 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