Tag: Colma
Colma is a small incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, at the northern end of the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 1,792 at the 2010 census. The town was founded as a necropolis in 1924.
With most of Colma’s land dedicated to cemeteries, the population of the dead outnumber the living by over a thousand to one. This has led to it being called, “the city of the silent,” and also has given rise to a humorous motto, now recorded on the city’s website: “It’s great to be alive in Colma.”
The community of Colma was formed in the 1800s as a collection of homes and small businesses along El Camino Real and the adjacent railroad line. Several churches, including Holy Angels Catholic Church, were founded in these early years. The community founded its own fire district, which serves the unincorporated area of Colma north of the town limits as well as the area that became a town in 1924.
In the early 1900’s, Colma was the site of many major…
