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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 Castellammare (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 Castellammare. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Los Angeles County     (The home county of Castellammare)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castellammare, with the one closest to Castellammare listed first.
    • Pacific Palisades
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Palisades
      • Pacific Palisades is located in Los Angeles County
    • Brentwood Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brentwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Park
      • Brentwood Park is located in Los Angeles County
    • Santa Monica
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Topanga
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brentwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
      • Brentwood is located in Los Angeles County
    • West Los Angeles
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Los Angeles
      • West Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County
    • Westwood Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
      • Westwood Village is located in Los Angeles County
    • Westwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Santa Maria
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Maria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Maria
      • Santa Maria is located in Los Angeles County
    • Bel Air
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
      • Bel Air is located in Los Angeles County
    • Glenview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
      • Glenview is located in Los Angeles County
    • Venice
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
      • Venice is located in Los Angeles County
  • Ventura County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castellammare, with the one closest to Castellammare listed first.
    • Oak Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Thousand Oaks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwich Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
      • Greenwich Village is located in Ventura County
    • Simi Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountclef Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountclef Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountclef Village
      • Mountclef Village is located in Ventura County
    • Newbury Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Casa Conejo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casa Conejo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Conejo
      • Casa Conejo is located in Ventura County
    • Moorpark
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lagol
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagol
      • Lagol is located in Ventura County
    • Leisure Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
      • Leisure Village is located in Ventura County
    • Buckhorn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Ventura County
    • Piru
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Castellammare ...

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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Castellammare.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Castellammare, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Castellammare.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Castellammare:

Cemeteries Near Castellammare ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Castellammare.

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

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

  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Westwood Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westwood Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Westwood Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Westwood Village Memorial Park
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westwood Memorial Park
  • Los Angeles National Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hillside Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Inglewood Park Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Oakwood Memorial Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hollywood Forever Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Angelus Rosedale Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] 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 Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery - Hollywood Hills
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills
    • Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7975 <4>
  • Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Valhalla Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valhalla Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valhalla Memorial Park
  • Continue List   (56 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>

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

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

  • Santa Monica
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Las Flores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Flores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Flores
    • Las Flores is located in Los Angeles County
  • Palms
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Inglewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hyde Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
    • Hyde Park is located in Los Angeles County
  • Chatsworth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
    • Chatsworth is located in Los Angeles County
  • Redondo Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Moneta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moneta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
    • Moneta is located in Los Angeles County
  • Gardena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • South Los Angeles
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Los Angeles
    • South Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County
  • Burbank
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
    • Burbank is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <2>
  • San Fernando
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Florence
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Los Angeles County
    • Clement Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement Junction
      • Clement Junction is located in Los Angeles County
    • Los Angeles
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Castellammare. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Castellammare) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Castellammare. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0427, Longitude: -118.5615    
<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 Castellammare, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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