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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 Castaic (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 Castaic. 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.

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.

Castaic 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 Castaic. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Castaic:

  • Los Angeles County     (The home county of Castaic)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castaic, with the one closest to Castaic listed first.
    • Castaic Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castaic Junction
      • Castaic Junction is located in Los Angeles County
    • Val Verde
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Valencia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mentryville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentryville
      • Mentryville is located in Los Angeles County
    • Stevenson Ranch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Santa Clarita
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Saugus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Honby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honby
      • Honby is located in Los Angeles County
    • Canyon Country
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Newhall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mint Canyon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Green Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
      • Green Valley is located in Los Angeles County
  • Kern County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castaic, with the one closest to Castaic listed first.
    • Lebec
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Frazier Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ventura County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castaic, with the one closest to Castaic listed first.
    • Piru
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckhorn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Ventura County
    • Simi Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fillmore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bardsdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardsdale
      • Bardsdale is located in Ventura County
    • Sespe Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sespe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sespe Village
      • Sespe Village is located in Ventura County
    • Moorpark
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
      • Oak Village is located in Ventura County
    • Oak Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Mountclef Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountclef Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountclef Village
      • Mountclef Village is located in Ventura County
    • Lagol
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagol
      • Lagol is located in Ventura County
    • Greenwich Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
      • Greenwich Village is located in Ventura County

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

Newspapers Published in Castaic ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Castaic.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Castaic, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Castaic.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Castaic:

Cemeteries Near Castaic ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Castaic.

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

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

  • Eternal Valley Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Piru Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piru Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piru Cemetery
  • Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Simi Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
  • Oakwood Memorial Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Eden Memorial Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • San Fernando Mission Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Fernando Mission Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Mission Hills.
    • The San Fernando Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
    • San Fernando Mission Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Fernando Mission Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109027 <4>
  • Assumption Catholic Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Haven Memorial Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Haven Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Haven Memorial Park
  • Sholom Memorial Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sholom Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sholom Memorial Park
  • Bardsdale Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bardsdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bardsdale Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Bardsdale.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bardsdale Cemetery
  • Olson Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Castaic had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Saugus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Honby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honby
    • Honby is located in Los Angeles County
  • Newhall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Piru
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Buckhorn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Buckhorn is located in Ventura County
  • Lang
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lang have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
    • Lang is located in Los Angeles County
  • Simi Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chatsworth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
    • Chatsworth is located in Los Angeles County
  • Fillmore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • San Fernando
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bardsdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardsdale
    • Bardsdale is located in Ventura County
  • Russ
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russ have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russ
    • Russ is located in Los Angeles County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sespe Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sespe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sespe Village
      • Sespe Village is located in Ventura County
    • Pacoima
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacoima
      • Pacoima is located in Los Angeles County
    • Fairmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
      • Fairmont 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 Castaic. See our List of 1890's Communities around Castaic.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Castaic. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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- Castaic) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Castaic. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4890, Longitude: -118.6257    
<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 Castaic, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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