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A visit to the Old Downey Cemetery ...

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 Old Downey Cemetery ...

The Old Downey Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • All Souls Cemetery
    • The All Souls Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Souls Cemetery
  • 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
  • Forest Lawn Park Cemetery (Long Beach)
    • The Forest Lawn Park Cemetery (Long Beach) is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Park Cemetery (Long Beach)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Park Cemetery (Long Beach) is located in Long Beach.
    • The Forest Lawn Park Cemetery (Long Beach) has also been known as:
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery - Long Beach
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Long Beach
    • Long Beach Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Long Beach Forest Lawn Park Cemetery
    • Sunnyside Memorial Park
    • Be careful, some people have confused the Forest Lawn Park Cemetery (Long Beach) with the Old Downey Cemetery - and also the Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills (located 22 miles to the northwest) and the Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale (located 19 miles to the north).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #180662 <2>
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
  • 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
  • Lincoln Memorial Park
    • The Lincoln Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Memorial Park
  • Little Lake Cemetery
  • Long Beach Cemetery
    • The Long Beach Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach Cemetery
    • The Long Beach Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Long Beach Municipal Cemetery
  • Memorial Park
    • The Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion 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
    • Park Lawn Cemetery
      • The Park Lawn Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lawn Cemetery
      • The Park Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Park Lawn Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8254 <2>
    • Russian Molokan Cemetery
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
    • Table Top Cemetery
      • The Table Top Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Top Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn 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 34 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Old Downey Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Artesia
    • Artesia is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Artesia <4>
  • 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>
  • Bellflower
  • Carmenita
    • Carmenita is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmenita
  • Cerritos
  • Clearwater
    • Clearwater is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Commerce
  • Compton
    • Compton is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,967 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <4>
  • 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>
  • Dominguez
    • Dominguez is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominguez
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • 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>
    • Fulton Wells
      • Fulton Wells is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Wells
    • Hacienda Village
      • Hacienda Village is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
    • Hawaiian Gardens
    • Huntington Park
    • Lakewood
    • Los Cerritos
      • Los Cerritos is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cerritos
    • 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>
    • 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>
    • Norwalk
      • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <4>
    • Paramount
    • Pico Rivera
    • Rancho Dominguez
    • 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
    • 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
    • Watts
      • Watts is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • West Whittier - Los Nietos
    • Willowbrook
      • Willowbrook is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook

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 Old Downey Cemetery. The following communities are located in Los Angeles County.

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

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 Old Downey Cemetery:

  • 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 Old Downey Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #246845  (Old Downey Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #246845 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: 28 (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- Old Downey Cemetery) 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.