A visit to the Japanese Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Japanese Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Japanese Cemetery (FG ID #8082)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Japanese Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Japanese Cemetery
Lat: 34.1620° (34° 9' 43")
Lon: -119.1508° (-119° 9' 2")
The cemetery is located in Ventura County<2>.
As an estimate, the Japanese Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Port Hueneme.
The county seat for Ventura County is located in Ventura. Ventura lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Japanese Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 15 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Japanese Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Japanese Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Santa Clara Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ivy Lawn Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Conejo Mtn. Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conejo Mtn. Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conejo Mtn. Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Conejo Mtn. Memorial Park is located in Ventura County
- Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Ventura County
- Santa Paula Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Olson Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Ventura County
- Bardsdale Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bardsdale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bardsdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bardsdale Cemetery is located in Ventura County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bardsdale Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Bardsdale.
- Ojai Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ojai Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ojai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ojai Cemetery is located in Ventura County
- Nordhoff Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nordhoff Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nordhoff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nordhoff Cemetery is located in Ventura County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Assumption Catholic Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Piru Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piru Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piru Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Piru Cemetery is located in Ventura County
- Carpinteria Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Simi Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Memorial Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Japanese Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Japanese Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Port Hueneme
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oxnard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Channel Islands Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Channel Islands Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Islands Beach
- Channel Islands Beach is located in Ventura County
- Springville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- El Rio
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rio
- El Rio is located in Ventura County
- Montalvo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Camarillo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cabrillo Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabrillo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabrillo Village
- Cabrillo Village is located in Ventura County
- Old Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Old Town is located in Ventura County
- Saticoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pierpont Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leisure Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Leisure Village is located in Ventura County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ventura
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Casa Conejo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casa Conejo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Conejo
- Casa Conejo is located in Ventura County
- Somis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newbury Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lagol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Paula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Japanese Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ventura County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Japanese Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camarillo
- Moorpark
- Newbury Park
- Oxnard
- Port Hueneme
- Santa Paula
- Saticoy
- Thousand Oaks
- Ventura
- Westlake Village
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Japanese Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Ventura County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Japanese Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Japanese Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #244003 (Japanese Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #244003 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Oxnard
- County: Ventura Elev: 10
- Location given for GNIS #244003 (Japanese Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #8082
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ventura County: www.countyofventura.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Ventura, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Japanese Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1620, Longitude: -119.1508 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | 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. |