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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 Firestone Park (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 Firestone Park. 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.

Firestone Park 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 Firestone Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Firestone Park:

  • Los Angeles County     (The home county of Firestone Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Firestone Park, with the one closest to Firestone Park listed first.
    • Walnut Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Park
      • Walnut Park is located in Los Angeles County
    • Huntington Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Florence
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Los Angeles County
    • Watts
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
      • Watts is located in Los Angeles County
    • South Gate
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hacienda Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hacienda Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
      • Hacienda Village is located in Los Angeles County
    • Bell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Bell is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <2>
    • Cudahy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudahy
      • Cudahy is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cudahy <2>
    • Vernon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <2>
    • Lynwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood
      • Lynwood is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,508 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynwood <2>
    • Clement Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement Junction
      • Clement Junction is located in Los Angeles County
    • Maywood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
      • Maywood is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maywood <2>
    • South Los Angeles
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Los Angeles
      • South Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Firestone Park, with the one closest to Firestone Park listed first.
    • La Palma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Buena Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Los Alamitos
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rossmoor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoor
      • Rossmoor is located in Orange County
    • Cypress
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • La Habra
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Seal Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stanton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fullerton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Barber City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber City
      • Barber City is located in Orange County
    • Surfside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Brea
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brea
      • Brea is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,484 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brea <2>
    • Sunset Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • San Bernardino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Firestone Park, with the one closest to Firestone Park listed first.
    • Chino Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Los Serranos
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Serranos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Serranos
      • Los Serranos is located in San Bernardino County

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

Cemeteries Near Firestone Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Firestone Park.

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

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

  • Angeles Abbey Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lincoln Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Park Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Russian Molokan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russian Molokan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russian Molokan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home of Peace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Home of Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Israel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (74 more) ...
    • Serbian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Serbian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Serbian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mausoleum of the Golden West
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mausoleum of the Golden West
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mausoleum of the Golden West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<4>

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

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

  • Florence
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Los Angeles County
  • Lynwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood
    • Lynwood is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynwood <2>
  • South Los Angeles
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Los Angeles
    • South Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County
  • Vinvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinvale
    • Vinvale is located in Los Angeles County
  • Clement Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement Junction
    • Clement Junction is located in Los Angeles County
  • Compton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
    • Compton is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,967 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <2>
  • Bandini
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandini
    • Bandini is located in Los Angeles County
  • Downey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
    • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <2>
  • East Los Angeles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hyde Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
    • Hyde Park is located in Los Angeles County
  • Los Angeles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gardena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardena
    • Gardena is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardena <2>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Naud Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naud Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naud Junction
      • Naud Junction is located in Los Angeles County
    • Clearwater
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
      • Clearwater is located in Los Angeles County
    • Mission Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Junction
      • Mission Junction 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 Firestone Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Firestone Park.

Newspapers Published in Firestone Park ...

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 721 newspapers that have been published in the area around Firestone Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Firestone Park, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Firestone Park.

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 websites either 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 Firestone Park:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Firestone Park. 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>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>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>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 Firestone Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Firestone Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Firestone Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9631, Longitude: -118.2326       In this case, the coordinates for Firestone Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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