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A visit to the Paradise 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 Paradise Memorial Park ...

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • All Souls Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The All Souls Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Souls Cemetery
  • Angeles Abbey Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 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 <2>
  • Artesia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Artesia Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia Cemetery
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 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 <2>
  • Chinese Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 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 <2>
  • Forest Lawn Park Cemetery (Long Beach)
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Paradise Memorial Park - 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 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
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mausoleum of the Golden West
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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    • Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Old Downey Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Downey Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Downey Cemetery
    • Olive Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The Olive Grove Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove Cemetery
    • Park Lawn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Resurrection Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
    • Rose Hills Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Russian Molokan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Serbian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Serbian Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbian Cemetery
    • Young Israel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Paradise Memorial Park.

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
  • 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 La Mirada
    • East La Mirada is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East La Mirada
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Fulton Wells
      • Fulton Wells is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Wells
    • La Mirada
    • La Palma
    • Lakewood
    • 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
    • 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
    • Santa Fe Springs
    • 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
    • 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 Paradise Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Los Angeles County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Paradise 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 Paradise Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #247231  (Paradise Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #247231 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: 38 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Whittier

    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 'straight-line' (or 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- Paradise 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.