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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Camp Bartlett (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 Camp Bartlett. 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 Camp Bartlett ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Camp Bartlett: Cp. Bartlett

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Camp Bartlett is located in Ventura County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ventura County: Kern, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo & Santa Barbara.

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

  • Ventura County     (The home county of Camp Bartlett)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Bartlett, with the one closest to Camp Bartlett listed first.
    • Santa Paula
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ojai
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Ojai is located in Ventura County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojai
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ojai <1>
    • Oak Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Oak Village is located in Ventura County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
    • Sespe Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Sespe Village is located in Ventura County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sespe Village
    • Meiners Oaks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Meiners Oaks is located in Ventura County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meiners Oaks
    • Fillmore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cabrillo Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Cabrillo Village is located in Ventura County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabrillo Village
    • Saticoy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Saticoy is located in Ventura County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saticoy
    • Mira Monte
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bardsdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bardsdale is located in Ventura County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardsdale
    • Oak View
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Montalvo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Montalvo is located in Ventura County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montalvo
    • El Rio
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • El Rio is located in Ventura County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rio
  • Kern County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Bartlett, with the one closest to Camp Bartlett listed first.
    • Lake of the Woods
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Lake of the Woods is located in Kern County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
    • Frazier Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Pine Mountain Club
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Los Angeles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Bartlett, with the one closest to Camp Bartlett listed first.
    • Val Verde
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Westlake Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Castaic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Agoura Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Castaic Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Castaic Junction is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castaic Junction
    • Mentryville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Mentryville is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentryville
    • Agoura
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bell Canyon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stevenson Ranch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Gorman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chatsworth Lake Manor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Chatsworth Lake Manor is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth Lake Manor
    • Valencia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • West Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • West Hills is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
  • Santa Barbara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camp Bartlett, with the one closest to Camp Bartlett listed first.
    • Carpinteria
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Franciscan Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Franciscan Village is located in Santa Barbara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
    • Old Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Old Town is located in Santa Barbara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Toro Canyon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Toro Canyon is located in Santa Barbara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro Canyon
    • Ortega ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Ortega is located in Santa Barbara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortega
    • Summerland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Montecito
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Camp Bartlett ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camp Bartlett.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Camp Bartlett - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Santa Paula Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Nordhoff Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ojai Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bardsdale Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardsdale Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bardsdale Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Bardsdale.
  • Ivy Lawn Memorial Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Santa Clara Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Conejo Mtn. Memorial Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Piru Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Hueneme Masonic Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueneme Masonic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hueneme Masonic Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Port Hueneme.
    • The Hueneme Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Masonic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8145 <2>
  • Japanese Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Olson Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Assumption Catholic Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Carpinteria Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Santa Paula
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Matilija
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Matilija is located in Ventura County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilija
  • Sespe Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sespe Village is located in Ventura County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sespe Village
  • Saticoy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Saticoy is located in Ventura County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saticoy
  • Fillmore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bardsdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bardsdale is located in Ventura County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardsdale
  • Montalvo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Montalvo is located in Ventura County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montalvo
  • Ventura
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ventura is located in Ventura County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,110 people
    • Ventura has also been known as:
    • San Buenaventura
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ventura <1>
  • Springville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Springville is located in Ventura County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Buckhorn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Buckhorn is located in Ventura County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Piru
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Sea Cliff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Sea Cliff is located in Ventura County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Cliff
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Newbury Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Simi Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Carpinteria
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Camp Bartlett ...

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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Bartlett.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camp Bartlett, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camp Bartlett.

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 helpful websites 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 Camp Bartlett:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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 Camp Bartlett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Camp Bartlett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.