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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Abalone Cove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Abalone Cove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Abalone Cove, please Contact Us.

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 Abalone Cove (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 Abalone Cove. 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 Abalone Cove ...

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 Abalone Cove: Abalone Cv.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Abalone Cove is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Abalone Cove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Abalone Cove:

  • Los Angeles County     (The home county of Abalone Cove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abalone Cove, with the one closest to Abalone Cove listed first.
    • Portuguese Bend
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portuguese Bend
      • Portuguese Bend is located in Los Angeles County
    • Rancho Palos Verdes
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rolling Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Miraleste
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miraleste have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miraleste
      • Miraleste is located in Los Angeles County
    • Palos Verdes Estates
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Rolling Hills Estates
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollywood Riviera
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Riviera
      • Hollywood Riviera is located in Los Angeles County
    • Lomita
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomita
      • Lomita is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,851 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lomita <2>
    • San Pedro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
      • San Pedro is located in Los Angeles County
    • Harbor City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor City
      • Harbor City is located in Los Angeles County
    • Dana Strand Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dana Strand Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Strand Village
      • Dana Strand Village is located in Los Angeles County
    • Fish Harbor ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fish Harbor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Harbor
      • Fish Harbor is located in Los Angeles County
    • Redondo Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abalone Cove, with the one closest to Abalone Cove listed first.
    • Seal Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Rossmoor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoor
      • Rossmoor is located in Orange County
    • Sunset Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Surfside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Los Alamitos
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Barber City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barber City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber City
      • Barber City is located in Orange County
    • Cypress
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • La Palma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Westminster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Green Lantern Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lantern Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lantern Village
      • Green Lantern Village is located in Orange County
    • Huntington Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Midway City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Stanton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Abalone Cove ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Abalone Cove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Abalone Cove, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Abalone Cove.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Abalone Cove:

Cemeteries Near Abalone Cove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Abalone Cove.

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 Abalone Cove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Green Hills Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Harbor View Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Wilmington Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilmington Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
    • The Wilmington Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Historic Wilmington Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilmington Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #152636 <6>
  • Pacific Crest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Roosevelt Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Lincoln Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Memorial Park
  • Long Beach Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Long Beach Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Long Beach Municipal Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Beach Cemetery
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Table Top Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Table Top Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Table Top Cemetery
  • All Souls Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the All Souls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the All Souls Cemetery
  • Long Beach Forest Lawn Park Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Long Beach Forest Lawn Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery - Long Beach
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Long Beach
    • Long Beach Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Beach Forest Lawn Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #180662 <6>
  • Continue List   (50 more) ...

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.

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

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

  • San Pedro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
    • San Pedro is located in Los Angeles County
  • Redondo Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wilmington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Wilmington is located in Los Angeles County
  • Thenard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thenard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thenard
    • Thenard is located in Los Angeles County
  • Moneta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moneta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
    • Moneta is located in Los Angeles County
  • Gardena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardena
    • Gardena is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardena <2>
  • Long Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Dominguez
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominguez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominguez
    • Dominguez is located in Los Angeles County
  • Compton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
    • Compton is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,967 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <2>
  • South Los Angeles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Los Angeles
    • South Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County
  • Inglewood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lynwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood
    • Lynwood is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynwood <2>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Clearwater
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
      • Clearwater is located in Los Angeles County
    • Hyde Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
      • Hyde Park is located in Los Angeles County
    • Florence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence 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 Abalone Cove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Abalone Cove.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Abalone Cove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Abalone Cove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Abalone Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7483, Longitude: -118.3799    
<6>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.




 

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