Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Evergreen. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Evergreen to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Evergreen, please Contact Us.
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 Evergreen (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 Evergreen. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Evergreen is historic, it would have been located within present day Los Angeles County.
To see how the shape of California's counties may 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 Evergreen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Evergreen:
- Los Angeles County (The home county of Evergreen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen, with the one closest to Evergreen listed first.
- Whittier
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Whittier
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Whittier is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Whittier
- West Whittier - Los Nietos
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fulton Wells
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton Wells is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Wells
- Santa Fe Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pico Rivera
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hacienda Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East La Mirada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East La Mirada is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East La Mirada
- La Mirada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Studebaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Studebaker is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studebaker
- Avocado Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Avocado Heights is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avocado Heights
- Bell Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen, with the one closest to Evergreen listed first.
- La Habra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- La Palma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fullerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Los Alamitos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rossmoor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rossmoor is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoor
- Anaheim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Placentia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen, with the one closest to Evergreen listed first.
- Eastvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Corona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Norco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Home Gardens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Home Gardens is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Gardens
- Mira Loma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Porphyry ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Porphyry is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porphyry
- San Bernardino County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evergreen, with the one closest to Evergreen listed first.
- Chino Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Los Serranos
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Los Serranos is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Serranos
- Chino
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chino is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chino <2>
- Montclair
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ontario
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <2>
- Upland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Upland is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77,850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <2>
- Racimo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Racimo is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racimo
- San Antonio Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- San Antonio Heights is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Heights
- Guasti
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rancho Cucamonga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alta Loma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Evergreen, see our County-by-County Page for Evergreen.
Cemeteries Near Evergreen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Evergreen.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, 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 Evergreen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Evergreen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Evergreen, with the one closest to Evergreen listed first.
- Olive Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hills Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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 <3>
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Young Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Russian Molokan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Downey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (80 more) ...
- Artesia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Savannah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.
While we didn't find Evergreen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Evergreen.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Evergreen, with the one closest to Evergreen listed first.
- Whittier
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Los Nietos
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Santa Fe Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton Wells
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton Wells is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Wells
- Studebaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Studebaker is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studebaker
- Downey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Norwalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carmenita
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carmenita is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmenita
- Northam ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northam is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northam
- Vinvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vinvale is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinvale
- Artesia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cerritos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Buena Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- El Monte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Los Angeles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Evergreen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Evergreen.
Newspapers Published in Evergreen ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Evergreen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Evergreen, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Evergreen.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Evergreen:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Los Angeles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Orange County
- Riverside County
- San Bernardino County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Evergreen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Evergreen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |