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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 Green Lantern Village (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 Green Lantern Village. 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.

Name Variations for Green Lantern Village ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Green Lantern Village: Green Lantern Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 doctors and 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.

Green Lantern Village is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino & San Diego.

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

  • Orange County     (The home county of Green Lantern Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Lantern Village, with the one closest to Green Lantern Village listed first.
    • Midway City
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Westminster
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Wintersburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersburg
      • Wintersburg is located in Orange County
    • Barber City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barber City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber City
      • Barber City is located in Orange County
    • Stanton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Garden Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fountain Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cypress
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Los Alamitos
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Surfside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Anaheim
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Huntington Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Los Angeles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Lantern Village, with the one closest to Green Lantern Village listed first.
    • Hawaiian Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Naples
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Naples is located in Los Angeles County
    • Cerritos
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Belmont Shore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Artesia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
      • Artesia is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Artesia <1>
    • Carmenita
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmenita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmenita
      • Carmenita is located in Los Angeles County
    • Cambodia Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambodia Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambodia Town
      • Cambodia Town is located in Los Angeles County
    • Signal Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • East La Mirada
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East La Mirada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East La Mirada
      • East La Mirada is located in Los Angeles County
    • La Mirada
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bellflower
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Riverside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Lantern Village, with the one closest to Green Lantern Village listed first.
    • Corona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
      • Corona is located in Riverside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <1>
    • El Cerrito
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Cerrito have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cerrito
      • El Cerrito is located in Riverside County
    • Porphyry ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porphyry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porphyry
      • Porphyry is located in Riverside County
    • Home Gardens
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Gardens
      • Home Gardens is located in Riverside County
    • Temescal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temescal
      • Temescal is located in Riverside County
    • Eastvale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Norco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norco
      • Norco is located in Riverside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,892 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norco <1>
  • San Bernardino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Lantern Village, with the one closest to Green Lantern Village listed first.
    • Chino Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Los Serranos
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Serranos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Serranos
      • Los Serranos is located in San Bernardino County
    • Chino
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chino
      • Chino is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chino <1>
    • Montclair
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
      • Montclair is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,600 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montclair <1>
    • Ontario
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
      • Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <1>
    • Racimo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racimo
      • Racimo is located in San Bernardino County
    • Upland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
      • Upland is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,850 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Green Lantern Village ...

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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Lantern Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Lantern Village, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Lantern Village.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Green Lantern Village:

Cemeteries Near Green Lantern Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Lantern Village.

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 Green Lantern Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Westminster Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Magnolia Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Memorial Park
  • Good Shepherd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Good Shepherd Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Huntington Beach Cemetery
    • Roselawn Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Shepherd Cemetery
  • The Good Shepherd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the The Good Shepherd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Good Shepherd Cemetery
  • Harbor Lawn - Mt. Olive Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Melrose Abbey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melrose Abbey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melrose Abbey Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park
  • Anaheim Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairhaven Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Santa Ana Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Santa Ana Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Santa Ana.
    • The Santa Ana Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Ana Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8351 <4>
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Santa Ana.
    • The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New St. John Lutheran Cemetery
    • New St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8324 <4>
  • Continue List   (67 more) ...
    • Loma Vista Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loma Vista Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loma Vista Memorial Park
    • Artesia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Artesia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Artesia Cemetery
    • All Souls Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the All Souls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the All Souls 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>

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

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

  • Westminster
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bolsa
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolsa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolsa
    • Bolsa is located in Orange County
  • Garden Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Ana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Miraflores
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miraflores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miraflores
    • Miraflores is located in Orange County
  • Anaheim
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brookhurst
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhurst
    • Brookhurst is located in Orange County
  • Almond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
    • Almond is located in Orange County
  • Buena Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Orange
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Marlboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
    • Marlboro is located in Orange County
  • Cerritos
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Fullerton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Northam ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northam
      • Northam is located in Orange County
    • Newport Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green Lantern Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Green Lantern Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Lantern Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7536, Longitude: -117.9878       In this case, the coordinates for Green Lantern Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Green Lantern Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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