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A visit to the Lancaster 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 Lancaster Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lancaster Cemetery (FG ID #1966522)

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 Lancaster Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lancaster Cemetery

Lat:   34.6975°   (34° 41' 50")

Lon:   -118.1292°   (-118° 7' 45")

The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County<2>.

The county seat for Los Angeles County is located in Los Angeles. Los Angeles lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<3> to the south of the Lancaster Cemetery .

Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Lancaster Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Los Angeles 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 Lancaster Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Lancaster Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lancaster Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Lancaster
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Quartz Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Desert View Highlands
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert View Highlands
      • Desert View Highlands is located in Los Angeles County
    • Palmdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmdale
      • Palmdale is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150,498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmdale <4>
    • Antelope Acres
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Acres
      • Antelope Acres is located in Los Angeles County
    • Del Sur
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Sur
      • Del Sur is located in Los Angeles County
    • Leona Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harold
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harold have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
      • Harold is located in Los Angeles County
    • Rosamond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Vincent
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
      • Vincent is located in Los Angeles County
    • Littlerock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
      • Green Valley is located in Los Angeles County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Paris
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
        • Paris is located in Los Angeles County
      • Acton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Agua Dulce
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilsona Gardens
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsona Gardens
        • Wilsona Gardens is located in Los Angeles County
      • Actis Gardens ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Actis Gardens
        • Actis Gardens is located in Kern County
      • Actis
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Actis
        • Actis is located in Kern County
        • Former names for Actis:
        • Gloster
        • Highberg
        • Rummington
      • Pearblossom
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Los Angeles
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Lake Hughes
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Edwards
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Juniper Hills
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Hills
        • Juniper Hills is located in Los Angeles County
      • Gold Town ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Town
        • Gold Town is located in Kern County
      • Reefer City ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reefer City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reefer City
        • Reefer City is located in Kern County

    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 Lancaster Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Los Angeles County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lancaster Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 9 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Lancaster Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lancaster Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Good Shepherd Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Palmdale Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palmdale Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmdale Cemetery
    • Desert Lawn Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Islamic Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Islamic Cemetery is located in Kern County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Islamic Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Rosamond.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Islamic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2489075 <1>
    • Acton Community Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Acton Community Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Acton Community Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Acton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acton Community Cemetery
    • East Kern Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • The East Kern Cemetery is located in Kern County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Kern Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mojave.
      • The East Kern Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mojave Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Kern Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1990430 <1>
    • James Foley Gravesite
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the James Foley Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The James Foley Gravesite is located in Kern County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the James Foley Gravesite is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of Mojave.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Foley Gravesite
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188029 <1>
    • Glen Haven Memorial Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Haven Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Glen Haven Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Haven Memorial Park
    • Sholom Memorial Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sholom Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sholom Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sholom Memorial Park

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Lancaster Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1733599  (Lancaster Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1733599 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: Lancaster West
      • County: Los Angeles         Elev: 722
      • Location given for GNIS #1733599 (Lancaster Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1966522

    The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

    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 Los Angeles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lancaster Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6975, Longitude: -118.1292    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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.
    <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.




 

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