A visit to the Loma Vista Memorial Park ...
Introduction ...
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 Loma Vista Memorial Park ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Loma Vista Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Loma Vista Memorial Park
Lat: 33.9017° (33° 54' 6")
Lon: -117.9176° (-117° 55' 3")
The Loma Vista Memorial Park is located in Orange County<2>.
The county seat for Orange County is located in Santa Ana. Santa Ana lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Loma Vista Memorial Park .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Loma Vista Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Loma Vista Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Memory Garden Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Garden Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Garden Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Memory Garden Memorial Park is located in Orange County
- Anaheim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anaheim Cemetery
- The Anaheim Cemetery is located in Orange County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Anaheim Cemetery is located in Anaheim.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7838 <5>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Queen of Heaven Cemetery
- The Queen of Heaven Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
- Melrose Abbey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melrose Abbey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melrose Abbey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Melrose Abbey Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Olive Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Olive Grove Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
- Magnolia Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Magnolia Memorial Park is located in Orange County
- Yorba Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yorba Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yorba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Yorba Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Rose Hills Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hills Memorial Park
- The Rose Hills Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hills Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Whittier.
- The Rose Hills Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Whittier Heights Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8308 <5>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
- Paradise Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Paradise Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
- Little Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Forest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Orange County
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Orange County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Santa Ana.
- The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- New St. John Lutheran Cemetery
- New St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8324 <5>
- Young Israel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Israel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Young Israel Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
- Artesia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Artesia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Artesia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Artesia Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
- Fairhaven Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairhaven Memorial Park
- The Fairhaven Memorial Park is located in Orange County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairhaven Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Santa Ana.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7965 <5>
- Santa Ana Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Ana Cemetery
- The Santa Ana Cemetery is located in Orange County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Santa Ana Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Santa Ana.
- The Santa Ana Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8351 <5>
- Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre is located in Orange County
- Westminster Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westminster Memorial Park
- The Westminster Memorial Park is located in Orange County
- The Westminster Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Central Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8437 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Loma Vista Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Loma Vista Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Brea
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fullerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- La Habra
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Placentia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anaheim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- La Habra Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Habra Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Habra Heights
- La Habra Heights is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,212 people
- East La Mirada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East La Mirada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East La Mirada
- East La Mirada is located in Los Angeles County
- Buena Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rowland Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- La Mirada
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yorba Linda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Marlboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Marlboro is located in Orange County
- Hacienda Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South San Jose Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South San Jose Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South San Jose Hills
- South San Jose Hills is located in Los Angeles County
- Carmenita
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carmenita. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmenita
- Carmenita is located in Los Angeles County
- Cerritos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- La Palma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- La Puente
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cypress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- City of Industry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Garden Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wanda ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Wanda is located in Orange County
- Villa Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodside Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Village
- Woodside Village is located in Los Angeles County
- Whittier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Whittier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Whittier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Whittier
- South Whittier is located in Los Angeles 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 Loma Vista Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Orange County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Loma Vista Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anaheim
- Brea
- Brea lies less than 2 miles<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Loma Vista Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brea.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brea
- Buena Park
- Cerritos
- City of Industry
- Cypress
- Fullerton
- Garden Grove
- Hacienda Heights
- La Mirada
- La Puente
- Orange
- Orange lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Loma Vista Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Orange.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Stanton
- Whittier
- Yorba Linda
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Loma Vista Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Orange 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 Loma Vista Memorial Park
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 Loma Vista Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #245024 (Loma Vista Memorial Park)
- Note: GNIS record #245024 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: La Habra
- County: Orange Elev: 98
- Location given for GNIS #245024 (Loma Vista Memorial Park)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Orange, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Loma Vista Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9017, Longitude: -117.9176 In this case, the coordinates for the Loma Vista Memorial Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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 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. |
<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. |