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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 ...

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

33.9372, -118.0862

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

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

The county seat for Los Angeles County is located in Los Angeles. Los Angeles lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Paradise Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Paradise Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Paradise Memorial Park.<4>

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

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Russian Molokan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 <5>
  • 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
  • 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
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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 <5>
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Forest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Cypress.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7976 <5>
    • 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 <5>
    • 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
    • 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 <5>
    • Mausoleum of the Golden West
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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)
    • 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 <5>
    • 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

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 based on their distance from Paradise Memorial Park, with the nearest first:

  • Fulton Wells
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fulton Wells is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Wells
  • Santa Fe Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Studebaker
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Studebaker is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studebaker
  • Norwalk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Downey
    (2 miles [3.2 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>
  • Pico Rivera
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Carmenita
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Carmenita is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmenita
  • South Whittier
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • South Whittier is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Whittier
  • West Whittier - Los Nietos
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bellflower
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Artesia
    (4 miles [6.4 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 Mirada
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Whittier
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bell Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Vinvale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Vinvale is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinvale
    • Clearwater
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Clearwater is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
    • Paramount
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Montebello
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cerritos
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • East La Mirada
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • East La Mirada is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East La Mirada
    • Cudahy
      (5 miles [8 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>
    • Lakewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • La Palma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bandini
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bandini is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandini
    • Commerce
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maywood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>

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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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
      • Location given for Paradise Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 33.9372361     Lon: -118.0861783
      • 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 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 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.