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A visit to the Westwood 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 Westwood Memorial Park ...

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

34.0583, -118.4406

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

The Westwood 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 east of the Westwood Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Westwood Memorial Park.

Name Variations for Westwood Memorial Park ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Westwood Memorial Park has also been known as:

  • Westwood Village Memorial Park

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Westwood Memorial Park.<4>

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

  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillside Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hollywood Forever Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Hollywood Forever Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Forever Cemetery
    • The Hollywood Forever Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Beth Olam Cemetery
    • Beth Olam Mausoleum
    • Hollywood Memorial Cemetery
    • Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8033 <5>
  • Inglewood Park Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Inglewood Park Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Inglewood Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Inglewood.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8074 <5>
  • Angelus Rosedale Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Angelus Rosedale Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus Rosedale Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Angelus Rosedale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Los Angeles.
    • The Angelus Rosedale Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rosedale Cemetery
    • Rosedale Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8309 <5>
  • Will Geer Estate
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Will Geer Estate is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will Geer Estate
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Will Geer Estate is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Topanga.
    • The Will Geer Estate has also been known as:
    • Will Geer Shakespeare Garden
    • Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640478 <5>
  • Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills is a very large cemetery that is located in Hollywood Hills.
    • The Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills has also been known as:
    • Mt. Sinai Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8181 <5>
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills is a very large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Burbank.
    • The Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills has also been known as:
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery - Hollywood Hills
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills
    • Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    • Be careful, some people have confused the Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills with the Westwood Memorial Park - and also the Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale (located 4 miles to the east) and the Forest Lawn Park Cemetery (Long Beach) (located 22 miles to the southeast).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7975 <5>
  • Valhalla Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Valhalla Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valhalla Memorial Park
  • Grand View Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale is a very large cemetery that is located in Glendale.
    • The Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale has also been known as:
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery - Glendale
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale
    • Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    • Be careful, some people have confused the Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale with the Westwood Memorial Park - and also the Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills (located 4 miles to the west) and the Forest Lawn Park Cemetery (Long Beach) (located 19 miles to the south).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7974 <5>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pacific Crest Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • Los Angeles Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Eden Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Eden Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Mission Hills.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7944 <5>
    • San Fernando Mission Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The San Fernando Mission Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Fernando Mission Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Fernando Mission Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Mission Hills.
      • The San Fernando Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
      • San Fernando Mission Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109027 <5>
    • Roosevelt Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Beth Israel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
    • Home of Peace Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Home of Peace Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home of Peace Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Serbian Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Serbian Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbian Cemetery
    • Chinese Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • 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>

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 Westwood Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westwood Memorial Park, with the nearest first:

  • Westwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Westwood Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Westwood Village is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
  • Brentwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Brentwood is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
  • West Los Angeles
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • West Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Los Angeles
  • Century City
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Century City is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century City
  • Holmby Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Holmby Hills is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmby Hills
  • Sawtelle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sawtelle is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawtelle
  • Bel Air
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bel Air is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Beverly Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Brentwood Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Brentwood Park is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Park
  • Santa Monica
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mar Vista
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mar Vista is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar Vista
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Culver City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pacific Palisades
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Pacific Palisades is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Palisades
    • Picfair Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Picfair Village is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picfair Village
    • Venice
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Venice is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
    • Marina del Rey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Playa Vista
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Playa Vista is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playa Vista
    • Ladera Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ladera Heights is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladera Heights
    • Baldwin Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Baldwin Hills is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Hills
    • Las Cienegas
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Las Cienegas is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Cienegas
    • La Brea
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • La Brea is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Brea
    • West Hollywood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • View Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • View Park is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Park
    • Baldwin Hills Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Baldwin Hills Village is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Hills Village
    • Crenshaw
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Crenshaw is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
    • Cienega
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Cienega is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cienega
    • Lafayette Square
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Lafayette Square is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Square
    • Larchmont Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Larchmont Village is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchmont Village
    • Hollywood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Hollywood is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Studio City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Studio City is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studio City
    • Sherman Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Sherman Oaks is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Oaks
    • Castellammare
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Castellammare is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castellammare

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 Westwood Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Los Angeles County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westwood 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 Westwood 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 Westwood Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #251426  (Westwood Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #251426 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: 99 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Beverly Hills
      • Location given for Westwood Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 34.0583427     Lon: -118.440635
      • 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- Westwood 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.