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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Harvard Heights (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Harvard Heights. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Harvard Heights ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Harvard Heights: Harvard Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Harvard Heights is located in Los Angeles County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Los Angeles County: Kern, Orange, San Bernardino & Ventura.

Below are the counties that are near Harvard Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harvard Heights:

  • Los Angeles County     (The home county of Harvard Heights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harvard Heights, with the one closest to Harvard Heights listed first.
    • Koreatown
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koreatown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koreatown
      • Koreatown is located in Los Angeles County
    • Lafayette Square
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Square
      • Lafayette Square is located in Los Angeles County
    • Larchmont Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larchmont Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchmont Village
      • Larchmont Village is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jefferson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Los Angeles County
    • Cienega
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cienega
      • Cienega is located in Los Angeles County
    • Las Cienegas
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Cienegas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Cienegas
      • Las Cienegas is located in Los Angeles County
    • Little Tokyo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Tokyo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Tokyo
      • Little Tokyo is located in Los Angeles County
    • Los Angeles
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • New Chinatown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chinatown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chinatown
      • New Chinatown is located in Los Angeles County
    • Hollywood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
      • Hollywood is located in Los Angeles County
    • La Brea
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Brea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Brea
      • La Brea is located in Los Angeles County
    • Dorset Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset Village
      • Dorset Village is located in Los Angeles County
    • Baldwin Hills Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin Hills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Hills Village
      • Baldwin Hills Village is located in Los Angeles County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harvard Heights, with the one closest to Harvard Heights listed first.
    • La Palma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • La Habra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Buena Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cypress
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Los Alamitos
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rossmoor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoor
      • Rossmoor is located in Orange County
    • Seal Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Brea
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brea
      • Brea is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,484 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brea <2>
    • Fullerton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Stanton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Barber City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber City
      • Barber City is located in Orange County
    • Sunset Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Surfside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ventura County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harvard Heights, with the one closest to Harvard Heights listed first.
    • Oak Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Simi Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harvard Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Harvard Heights.

Newspapers Published in Harvard Heights ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harvard Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harvard Heights, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harvard Heights.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Harvard Heights:

Cemeteries Near Harvard Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harvard Heights.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harvard Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harvard Heights, with the one closest to Harvard Heights listed first.

  • Angelus Rosedale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Angelus Rosedale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Los Angeles.
    • The Angelus Rosedale Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rosedale Cemetery
    • Rosedale Memorial Park
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Angelus Rosedale Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8309 <4>
  • Hollywood Forever Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Hollywood Forever Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Beth Olam Cemetery
    • Beth Olam Mausoleum
    • Hollywood Memorial Cemetery
    • Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollywood Forever Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8033 <4>
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Inglewood Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hillside Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery - Glendale
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale
    • Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7974 <4>
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Israel Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Home of Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home of Peace Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (69 more) ...
    • Mausoleum of the Golden West
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mausoleum of the Golden West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mausoleum of the Golden West
    • Serbian Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Serbian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Serbian Cemetery
    • Chinese Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chinese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinese Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Harvard Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harvard Heights.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Harvard Heights, with the one closest to Harvard Heights listed first.

  • Los Angeles
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hyde Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
    • Hyde Park is located in Los Angeles County
  • Clement Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement Junction
    • Clement Junction is located in Los Angeles County
  • Mission Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Junction
    • Mission Junction is located in Los Angeles County
  • Naud Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naud Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naud Junction
    • Naud Junction is located in Los Angeles County
  • Palms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
    • Palms is located in Los Angeles County
  • Florence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Los Angeles County
  • Inglewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • South Los Angeles
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Los Angeles
    • South Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County
  • East Los Angeles
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Glendale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
    • Former name for Glendale:
    • Tropico
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <2>
  • West Glendale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Glendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glendale
    • West Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Bandini
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandini
      • Bandini is located in Los Angeles County
    • Aurant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurant
      • Aurant is located in Los Angeles County
    • Garvanza
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvanza
      • Garvanza is located in Los Angeles County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harvard Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harvard Heights.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harvard Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harvard Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harvard Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0422, Longitude: -118.3042       In this case, the coordinates for Harvard Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harvard Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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