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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Del Valle (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Del Valle. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Del Valle is located in Los Angeles County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Los Angeles County: Kern, Orange, San Bernardino & Ventura.

Below are the counties that are near Del Valle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Del Valle:

  • Los Angeles County     (The home county of Del Valle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Del Valle, with the one closest to Del Valle listed first.
    • Val Verde
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Castaic Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castaic Junction
      • Castaic Junction is located in Los Angeles County
    • Mentryville ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentryville
      • Mentryville is located in Los Angeles County
    • Stevenson Ranch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Castaic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Valencia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Santa Clarita
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Saugus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Newhall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Honby
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honby
      • Honby is located in Los Angeles County
    • Canyon Country
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Chatsworth Lake Manor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatsworth Lake Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth Lake Manor
      • Chatsworth Lake Manor is located in Los Angeles County
  • Ventura County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Del Valle, with the one closest to Del Valle listed first.
    • Piru
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Buckhorn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Ventura County
    • Simi Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fillmore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Moorpark
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bardsdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardsdale
      • Bardsdale is located in Ventura County
    • Sespe Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sespe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sespe Village
      • Sespe Village is located in Ventura County
    • Oak Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Mountclef Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountclef Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountclef Village
      • Mountclef Village is located in Ventura County
    • Oak Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
      • Oak Village is located in Ventura County
    • Lagol
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagol
      • Lagol is located in Ventura County
    • Greenwich Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
      • Greenwich Village is located in Ventura County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Del Valle, see our County-by-County Page for Del Valle.

Newspapers Published in Del Valle ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Del Valle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Del Valle, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Del Valle.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Del Valle:

Cemeteries Near Del Valle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Del Valle.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Del Valle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Del Valle, with the one closest to Del Valle listed first.

  • Piru Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piru Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piru Cemetery
  • Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Simi Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Eternal Valley Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakwood Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Assumption Catholic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
  • San Fernando Mission Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the San Fernando Mission Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109027 <4>
  • Eden Memorial Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bardsdale Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bardsdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bardsdale Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Bardsdale.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bardsdale Cemetery
  • Olson Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olson Cemetery
  • Sholom Memorial Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sholom Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sholom Memorial Park
  • Glen Haven Memorial Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Haven Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Haven Memorial Park
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Valhalla Memorial Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valhalla Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valhalla Memorial Park
    • Verdugo Hills Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Verdugo Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Verdugo Hills Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Del Valle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Del Valle.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Del Valle, with the one closest to Del Valle listed first.

  • Castaic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Saugus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Newhall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Piru
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Honby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honby
    • Honby is located in Los Angeles County
  • Buckhorn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Buckhorn is located in Ventura County
  • Simi Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chatsworth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
    • Chatsworth is located in Los Angeles County
  • Fillmore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Bardsdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardsdale
    • Bardsdale is located in Ventura County
  • San Fernando
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lang
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lang have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
    • Lang is located in Los Angeles County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sespe Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sespe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sespe Village
      • Sespe Village is located in Ventura County
    • Pacoima
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacoima
      • Pacoima is located in Los Angeles County
    • Russ
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russ have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russ
      • Russ is located in Los Angeles County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Del Valle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Del Valle.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Del Valle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Del Valle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Del Valle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4194, Longitude: -118.6565       In this case, the coordinates for Del Valle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Del Valle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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