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Do you know of Alamitos ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Alamitos. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Alamitos.

We found mention of Alamitos as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Los Angeles County, California.

It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1906 and closed  in 1907.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Alamitos ...

We found two communities that share the name Alamitos.

There is one other community in California which is also named Alamitos.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Alamitos in the United States.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • Santa Clara County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Alamitos [Santa Clara County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Mexico
      • San Miguel County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Alamitos [San Miguel County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Alamitos ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Alamitos:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

The FIPS database contains an entry for Alamitos.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 06/00590   (Place Name: Alamitos)

County: Los Angeles     (FIPS State/County: 06/037)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Alamitos) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Los Angeles County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Los Angeles County.

AlmondaleMaravilla Park
AlondraMarcelina
AmbassadorMarengo
Angeles MesaMarket
AranbeeMarloma
ArcadeMayfair
ArdmoreMayo
ArnazMentone
Arroyo ParkMesmer
 Michillinda
BaileyMillard Canon
BaldwinMirada Hills
Ballona JunctionMiramonte
BarringtonMontana
Bella VistaMonte
BergamotMontebello Gardens
BethelMorgan
BixbyMountain View
BonnerMyrtle
Border City 
BoyleNadeau Park
BriggsNewhall Ranch
BryantNorth Downey
BurkeNorth Gardena
BurwellNorth Inglewood
 North Los Angeles
CabrilloNorth Oaks
Calabasas HillsNorth Redondo Beach
Calabasas ParkNorth Torrance
Canoga AnnexNorth Whittier Heights
CatalinaNorth Whittier
CedarNorth Wilmington
CentinelaNorth
Chapman Woods 
ColeOakwood
ColegroveOcean View
CollierOlivewood
Corbin VillageOlympic
CoronetOrangwood
Crenshaw - ImperialOsbourne
Crenshaw 
CrutcherPacific
 Paddison Square
DaicesPainter
DanvillePalmdale East
DenisPasadena Heights
Dennis ParkPasadena Junction
DockweilerPatata
DohenyPico Heights
Dominguez HillsPico Park
DouglasPioneer
Downey AvenuePoint Firmin
DundeePoints
 Port Ballona
East Long BeachPreuss
East LynwoodProspect Park
East San Pedro 
EastgateRamirez
EastviewRamona
Eaton CanonRancho Park
Echo MountainRaymond
El Porto BeachReyes
ElectricRimpau
Elizabeth LakeRioco
 Rivera
Fair OaksRolling Hills Riviera
FairfaxRoosevelt Corner
Farmers MarketRoyal Oaks
FernadoRudell
Figueroa 
FillmoreSan Clemente Island
FirestoneSan Juan
FlintSan Vincente
FlintridgeSanford
Florence - GrahamSanta Catalina Island
FoothillSanta Monica Canyon
Forrest ParkSaugus - Bouquet Canyon
FoySavoy
FranklinScott
FruitlandSlawson
 Soldier's Home
GaneshaSoto
GatewaySouth Alhambra
GlassellSouth Downey
GlenoaksSouth Gardena
Golden CoveSouth Park
Golden ValleySouth Shores
Gorman's StationSouth Whittier Heights
Grandview - Palos VerdesSpringdale
GreenStephens
GreenmeadSun Village
GriffithSunset Hills
  
HancockTejunga
HazardTextile
HillcrestThompson
HowardTrego
Hub CityTustin City
 Tweedy
Imperial Crest 
IvyUniversity
  
Junction StationVal Verde Park
 Valley Plaza
KearneyValleydale
 Vanowen
La BallonaVerdugo Viejo
La CostaVerdugo Woodlands
La Crescenta - MontroseVernondale
La JoyaVictoria Park
La MetroVictory Center
La Mirada EastView Park - Windsor Hills
La RamblaViking
La TijeraVineland
La Tuna Canyon 
Lakewood ParkWagner
LamandaWashington
Las CasitasWest Adams
LatinWestfield
Laurel CanyonWestvern
Liberty AcresWestwood Siding
Lincoln ParkWhittier South
Live Oak CanyonWilcox
LomaWildeson
LoopWilmington Park
Los Altos TerraceWilshire - La Brea
Los AmigosWinthorp
Los FelizWise
LugoWiseburn
Lunada BayWoodland Park
  
MaclayYorba
Malibu HeightsYork
Manuel 

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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