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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 Graham (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 Graham. 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 hospitals 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.

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

  • Los Angeles County     (The home county of Graham)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham 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
    • South Gate
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Huntington Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Florence
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Los Angeles County
    • Hacienda Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • 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
    • Watts
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
      • Watts is located in Los Angeles County
    • 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>
    • 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
    • Bell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • 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 Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
    • La Palma
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Buena Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • San Bernardino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham 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 Graham, see our County-by-County Page for Graham.

Cemeteries Near Graham ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Graham.

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

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

  • Angeles Abbey Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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.
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Park Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Continue List   (74 more) ...
    • Inglewood Park Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Old Downey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Downey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Downey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 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.

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 Graham in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Graham.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham 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
  • 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>
  • Vinvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinvale
    • Vinvale is located in Los Angeles County
  • Bandini
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandini
    • Bandini is located in Los Angeles County
  • East Los Angeles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Los Angeles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • 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
  • 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>
  • Clearwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
    • Clearwater is located in Los Angeles County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Downey
      (6 miles [9.7 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>
    • 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
    • Inglewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Graham ...

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 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around Graham.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Graham, 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 Graham.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Graham:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Graham. 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 Graham, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Graham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Graham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9602, Longitude: -118.2373       In this case, the coordinates for Graham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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