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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 Fillmore (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 Fillmore. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Fillmore is located in Ventura 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 Ventura County: Kern, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo & Santa Barbara.

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

  • Ventura County     (The home county of Fillmore)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fillmore, with the one closest to Fillmore listed first.
    • Bardsdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardsdale
      • Bardsdale is located in Ventura County
    • Sespe Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sespe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sespe Village
      • Sespe Village is located in Ventura County
    • Oak Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
      • Oak Village is located in Ventura County
    • Buckhorn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Ventura County
    • Piru
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Moorpark
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Santa Paula
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lagol
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagol
      • Lagol is located in Ventura County
    • Somis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountclef Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountclef Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountclef Village
      • Mountclef Village is located in Ventura County
    • Simi Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Leisure Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
      • Leisure Village is located in Ventura County
    • Camarillo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kern County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fillmore, with the one closest to Fillmore listed first.
    • Frazier Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Lake of the Woods
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
      • Lake of the Woods is located in Kern County
    • Lebec
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Los Angeles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fillmore, with the one closest to Fillmore listed first.
    • Val Verde
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Castaic Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castaic Junction
      • Castaic Junction is located in Los Angeles County
    • Castaic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mentryville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentryville
      • Mentryville is located in Los Angeles County
    • Stevenson Ranch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Westlake Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bell Canyon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Agoura Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Chatsworth Lake Manor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatsworth Lake Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Santa Clarita
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Valencia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Agoura
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Chatsworth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
      • Chatsworth is located in Los Angeles County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fillmore ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fillmore.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fillmore. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fillmore and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fillmore.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of Fillmore.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fillmore:

Cemeteries Near Fillmore ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fillmore.

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 Fillmore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Bardsdale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bardsdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Piru Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piru Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piru Cemetery
  • Santa Paula Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Olson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olson Cemetery
  • Assumption Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Conejo Mtn. Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conejo Mtn. Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conejo Mtn. Memorial Park
  • Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Simi Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Ivy Lawn Memorial Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Santa Clara Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakwood Memorial Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Nordhoff Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nordhoff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nordhoff Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ojai Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ojai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ojai Cemetery
    • Japanese Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Japanese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Japanese Cemetery
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fillmore had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Fillmore had a population of 15,604 people.

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

  • Bardsdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardsdale
    • Bardsdale is located in Ventura County
  • Sespe Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sespe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sespe Village
    • Sespe Village is located in Ventura County
  • Buckhorn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Buckhorn is located in Ventura County
  • Piru
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Santa Paula
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Simi Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Newbury Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Saticoy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saticoy
    • Saticoy is located in Ventura County
  • Springville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
    • Springville is located in Ventura County
  • Castaic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Montalvo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montalvo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montalvo
    • Montalvo is located in Ventura County
  • Matilija
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matilija have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilija
    • Matilija is located in Ventura County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Chatsworth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
      • Chatsworth is located in Los Angeles County
    • Ventura
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura
      • Ventura is located in Ventura County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,110 people
      • Ventura has also been known as:
      • San Buenaventura
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ventura <2>
    • Saugus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)

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

The official website for Fillmore: www.fillmoreca.com/

The official website for Ventura County: www.countyofventura.org/

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

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Fillmore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fillmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4000, Longitude: -118.9185    
<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 Fillmore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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