Why Are There So Many Graveyards in Colma?

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2021

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

You'll find millions of graves in Colma, but hardly any in San Francisco. This week on Bay Curious we dig into the history on how that came to be. Plus, we'll get to know more about some of the famous people buried in Colma. Additional Reading: Why Are There So Many Graves in Colma? And So Few in San Francisco? MAP: Where to Find Some of the Most Famous People Buried in Colma Reported by Jon Brooks and Sebastian Miño-Bucheli. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Sebastian Miño-Bucheli and Brendan Willard. Additional support from Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Carly Severn, Lina Blanco, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Jenny Pritchett.

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0:00.0	From K-QED.
0:02.0	When you drive around the tiny town of K-K-QED, you can't help but notice.
0:09.0	When you drive around the tiny town of Koma, just south of Daily City, you can't help but notice a
0:15.1	certain redundancy to the scenery. Tombstones, a florist. More tombstones?
0:24.7	Another florist Hollywood is known for its movies Detroit for its cars and Colma it's dead and
0:31.3	all this death got Concord listener Kathy Coleman
0:34.9	to ask,
0:35.7	I was wondering what had happened in the past
0:39.8	to preserve Colma for cemeteries.
0:42.8	Nearly three quarters of this 2.2 square mile town
0:46.1	is zoned for cemeteries.
0:48.1	There are 17 of them in total,
0:50.2	making Colma the last place you want to be when the zombie apocalypse goes down.
0:54.5	This is the Bay Curious Podcast where we answer your questions about the Bay Area
1:01.2	each week. I'm Olivia Alan Price. Today we're unearthing the tale of Colma.
1:07.0	Now this episode first aired in 2017, but if you've heard it before, you're going to want to stick around anyhow.
1:13.4	We updated the ending to highlight some of the notable people buried in Koma, and we'll share their
1:18.5	remarkable stories.
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