List of Neighboring Cemeteries ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Desert Relief (within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1>). The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are located in Los Angeles County.
- Acton Community Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acton Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Acton Community Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Acton.
- Desert Lawn Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Desert View Memorial Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Covina Hills)
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Covina Hills)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Covina Hills) is a very large cemetery that is located in Covina.
- The Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Covina Hills) has also been known as:
- Covina Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
- Covina Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7973 <2>
- Good Shepherd Catholic Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Joshua Memorial Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Live Oak Memorial Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View Mausoleum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Mausoleum
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Mausoleum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oak Park Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Park Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Park Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oakdale Memorial Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oro Grande Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oro Grande Cemetery
- The Oro Grande Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lieutenant Manuel Rodriguez Memorial Park
- Oro Grande Historic Memorial Park
- Rodigues Cemetery
- Rodriguez Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181852 <2>
- Palmdale Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmdale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Palomares Memorial Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palomares Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Palomares Memorial Park is located in Pomona.
- The Palomares Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Palomares Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8252 <2>
- Sierra Madre Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sierra Madre Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sierra Madre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- United Islamic Youth Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Islamic Youth Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Islamic Youth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Verdugo Hills Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Verdugo Hills Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Verdugo Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
In Closing ...
If you know of any cemeteries that we are missing in the area of Desert Relief, can you supply us with the name of the cemetery, its GPS location, whether the cemetery is still in use or if it is historic (ie- defunct, abandoned, etc.). If it applies, we would also like to learn of any past or alternate names that the cemetery has been known by.
If you don't know the GPS location (ie- the latitude/longitude) of a cemetery, please use our Map Page for Desert Relief to determine the cemetery's position (the instructions for finding the latitude/longitude can be found below the map).
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Desert Relief.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Working on your genealogy? We always start with these websites when searching in and around the area of Desert Relief and Los Angeles County:
Links at Cyndi's List:
for State of California
for Los Angeles County
Links at Family Search:
for State of California
for Los Angeles County
Links at Genealogy Trails:
for State of California
for Los Angeles County
We have a longer, more detailed list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Desert Relief.
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Desert Relief) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Desert Relief. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5061, Longitude: -117.8356 In this case, the coordinates for Desert Relief have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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> | 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. |