Welcome to Cahuenga ...
So far, we found very little information about Cahuenga. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cahuenga to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cahuenga, please Contact Us.
Cahuenga would have been located within present day Los Angeles County<2>.
The location of Cahuenga has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cahuenga, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cahuenga is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Cahuenga was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Cahuenga ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cahuenga.
- Los Angeles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles
- Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,970,219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Angeles <5>
- Glendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- 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 <5>
- Pasadena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena
- Pasadena is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,045 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <5>
- El Monte
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Monte
- El Monte is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <5>
- Downey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Downey is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <5>
- Inglewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
- Inglewood is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107,203 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inglewood <5>
- Compton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- 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 <5>
- South Gate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate
- South Gate is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Gate <5>
- Santa Monica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Monica
- Santa Monica is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90,024 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Monica <5>
- Hawthorne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Hawthorne is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83,775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cahuenga. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cahuenga.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cahuenga. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cahuenga.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cahuenga. See our Newspapers Page for Cahuenga.
Adding Cahuenga to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cahuenga in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cahuenga was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cahuenga post office opened in 1881.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cahuenga.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Cahuenga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Los Angeles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cahuenga - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |