11 Facts About Colma California

Community of Colma California was formed in the 19th century as a collection of homes and small businesses along El Camino Real and the adjacent San Francisco and San Jose Railroad line.

Colma California succeeded and became the town of Colma's first treasurer.

Middleweight world champion Stanley Ketchel fought six bouts at the Mission Street Arena in Colma California, including two world middleweight title bouts against Billy Papke and a world heavyweight title bout against Jack Johnson.

Colma California became the site for numerous cemeteries after San Francisco outlawed new interments within its city limits in 1900, then evicted all existing cemeteries in 1912.

The main rail line between San Francisco and San Jose running through Colma California had been bypassed in 1907 for a route closer to the San Francisco Bay shoreline, and the former main line was repurposed as a branch line to move coffins to Colma California.

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Decades later, the right-of-way for the rail line through Colma California was purchased by BART for use in the San Francisco International Airport extension project.

Originally, Colma California's residents were primarily employed in occupations related to the many cemeteries in the town.

Since the 1980s Colma California has become more diversified, and a variety of retail businesses and automobile dealerships has brought more sales tax revenue to the town government.

Colma California is situated on the San Francisco Peninsula at the highest point of the Merced Valley, a gap between San Bruno Mountain and the northernmost foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountain Range.

Colma California has one private school, Holy Angels School, a Catholic school for preschool through 8th grade.

Colma California belongs to the Jefferson Elementary School District, which has two schools in Colma California: Garden Village Elementary and Benjamin Franklin Intermediate .