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A visit to the Olive Grove 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 Olive Grove Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Olive Grove Cemetery:

33.9456, -118.0512

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

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

The county seat for Los Angeles County is located in Los Angeles. Los Angeles lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Olive Grove Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Olive Grove Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Olive Grove Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Little Lake Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Paradise Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Paradise Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Memorial Park
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Young Israel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Young Israel Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Israel Cemetery
  • Rose Hills Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
  • Russian Molokan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Park Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • 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 <5>
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Old Downey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old Downey Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Downey Cemetery
  • Artesia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Artesia Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia Cemetery
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Home of Peace Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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
      (8 miles [12.9 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
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Loma Vista Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Memory Garden Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Savannah Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Savannah Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah Cemetery
    • Chinese Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Serbian Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbian Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Angeles Abbey Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Forest Lawn Park Cemetery (Long Beach)
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Olive Grove 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 <5>
    • All Souls Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The All Souls Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Souls Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 33 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Olive Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Olive Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • South Whittier
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • South Whittier is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Whittier
  • Santa Fe Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fulton Wells
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fulton Wells is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Wells
  • West Whittier - Los Nietos
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • La Mirada
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Whittier
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Studebaker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Studebaker is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studebaker
  • Norwalk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <6>
  • Carmenita
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Carmenita is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmenita
  • East La Mirada
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • East La Mirada is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East La Mirada
  • Pico Rivera
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Downey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Bellflower
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Artesia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • 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 <6>
    • La Habra Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • La Habra Heights is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Habra Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,212 people
    • Hacienda Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bell Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cerritos
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • La Palma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Buena Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • La Habra
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Montebello
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Vinvale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Vinvale is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinvale
    • Clearwater
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Clearwater is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
    • Paramount
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hawaiian Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • La Puente
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • City of Industry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Avocado Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Avocado Heights is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avocado Heights
    • South El Monte
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bandini
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bandini is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandini
    • Commerce
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cudahy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • 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>

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 Olive Grove 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 Olive Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Olive Grove 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 Olive Grove Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #246877  (Olive Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #246877 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: Whittier
      • Location given for Olive Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.945569     Lon: -118.0511773
      • 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 '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- Olive Grove Cemetery) 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.