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A visit to the 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. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Park:

33.9803, -118.1334

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County<2>.

The county seat for Los Angeles County is located in Los Angeles. Los Angeles lies just to the west northwest of the Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Memorial Park.<4>

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

  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Home of Peace Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home of Peace Cemetery
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Chinese Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Chinese Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chinese Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Los Angeles.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7901 <5>
  • Serbian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Serbian Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbian Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Los Angeles.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7870 <5>
  • Mausoleum of the Golden West
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Los Angeles Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Downey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Old Downey Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Downey Cemetery
  • Paradise Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Paradise Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Memorial Park
  • Little Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Resurrection Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Young Israel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Young Israel Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Israel Cemetery
    • Olive Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Olive Grove Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Angeles Abbey Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Angeles Abbey Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angeles Abbey Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Angeles Abbey Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Compton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1899624 <5>
    • Rose Hills Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Rose Hills Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hills Memorial Park
      • 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>
    • Artesia Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Artesia Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia Cemetery
    • Savannah Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Savannah Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Park, with the nearest first:

  • Bell Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Vinvale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Vinvale is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinvale
  • Downey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <6>
  • Pico Rivera
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Montebello
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bandini
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bandini is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandini
  • Commerce
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cudahy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cudahy is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudahy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,128 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cudahy <6>
  • Fulton Wells
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fulton Wells is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Wells
  • Santa Fe Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • West Whittier - Los Nietos
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • East Los Angeles
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Maywood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Maywood is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maywood <6>
    • Bell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Bell is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <6>
    • South Gate
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Studebaker
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Studebaker is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studebaker
    • Lynwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynwood is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,508 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynwood <6>
    • Clearwater
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Clearwater is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
    • South Whittier
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • South Whittier is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Whittier
    • Whittier
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Monterey Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Boyle Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Boyle Heights is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle Heights
    • Vernon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Vernon is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <6>
    • Huntington Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Walnut Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Park is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Park

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 Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Los Angeles County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Los Angeles County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • 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 Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1652830  (Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1652830 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Los Angeles
      • Est. Elev: 49 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: South Gate
      • Location given for Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 33.9802914     Lon: -118.1334028
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Memorial Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <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.