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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 ...

The Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Angeles Abbey Memorial Park
    • 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 <2>
  • Artesia Cemetery
    • The Artesia Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia Cemetery
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    • The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    • 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 <2>
  • Chinese Cemetery
    • 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 <2>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    • The Home of Peace Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home of Peace Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Little Lake Cemetery
  • Los Angeles Odd Fellows Cemetery
  • Mausoleum of the Golden West
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Old Downey Cemetery
      • The Old Downey Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Downey Cemetery
    • Olive Grove Cemetery
      • The Olive Grove Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove Cemetery
    • Paradise Memorial Park
      • The Paradise Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Memorial Park
    • Resurrection Cemetery
      • The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
    • Rose Hills Memorial Park
      • 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 <2>
    • Savannah Cemetery
      • The Savannah Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah Cemetery
    • Serbian Cemetery
      • The Serbian Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbian Cemetery
    • Young Israel Cemetery
      • The Young Israel Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Israel 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 alphabetically:

  • Bandini
    • Bandini is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandini
  • Bell Gardens
  • Bell
    • 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 <4>
  • Boyle Heights
    • Boyle Heights is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle Heights
  • Clearwater
    • Clearwater is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Commerce
  • Cudahy
    • 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 <4>
  • Downey
    • 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 <4>
  • East Los Angeles
  • Fulton Wells
    • Fulton Wells is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Wells
  • Huntington Park
  • Lynwood
    • 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 <4>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Maywood
      • 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 <4>
    • Montebello
    • Monterey Park
    • Pico Rivera
    • Santa Fe Springs
    • South Gate
    • South Whittier
      • South Whittier is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Whittier
    • Studebaker
      • Studebaker is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studebaker
    • Vernon
      • 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 <4>
    • Vinvale
      • Vinvale is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinvale
    • Walnut Park
      • Walnut Park is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Park
    • West Whittier - Los Nietos
    • Whittier

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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Memorial Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.