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A visit to the Young Israel 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 Young Israel Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Young Israel Cemetery:

33.9072, -118.1076

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

The Young Israel 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 northwest of the Young Israel Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Young Israel Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Young Israel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Downey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Old Downey Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Downey Cemetery
  • Artesia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Artesia Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia Cemetery
  • Little Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Paradise Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Paradise Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Memorial Park
  • Olive Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Olive Grove Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove Cemetery
  • Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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 north)
  • Park Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Angeles Abbey Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 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)
    (5 miles [8 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 Young Israel 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The All Souls Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Souls Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • 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
    • Lincoln Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Lincoln Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Memorial Park
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Table Top Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Table Top Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Top Cemetery
    • Long Beach Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Rose Hills Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 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>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Young Israel Cemetery.

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

  • Bellflower
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Norwalk
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • 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>
  • Studebaker
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Studebaker is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studebaker
  • Fulton Wells
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fulton Wells is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Wells
  • Downey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Clearwater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Clearwater is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Paramount
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Artesia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Carmenita
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Carmenita is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmenita
  • Santa Fe Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cerritos
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Bell Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Vinvale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Vinvale is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinvale
    • Hawaiian Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • La Palma
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • La Mirada
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • South Whittier
      (5 miles [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
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pico Rivera
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cudahy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Buena Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East La Mirada
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • East La Mirada is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East La Mirada
    • Whittier
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
    • South Gate
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 <6>
    • Compton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 <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 Young Israel 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 Young Israel Cemetery.

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 Young Israel 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 Young Israel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1732653  (Young Israel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1732653 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: Whittier
      • Location given for Young Israel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.9072368     Lon: -118.1075674
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Young Israel 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.