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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Holton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Holton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Holton, 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 Holton (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 Holton. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Holton 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 Holton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holton:

  • Los Angeles County     (The home county of Holton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
    • Playa del Rey
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Playa del Rey is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playa del Rey
    • Surfridge ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Surfridge is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfridge
    • Westchester
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Westchester is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester
    • Marina del Rey
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Playa Vista
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Playa Vista is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playa Vista
    • El Segundo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Venice
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Venice is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
    • Mar Vista
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Mar Vista is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar Vista
    • Del Aire
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Del Aire is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Aire
    • Manhattan Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hawthorne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Culver City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
    • La Palma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Los Alamitos
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Rossmoor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Rossmoor is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoor
    • Seal Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cypress
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Surfside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Buena Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Sunset Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stanton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Barber City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Barber City is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber City
    • La Habra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Westminster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ventura County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Holton, with the one closest to Holton listed first.
    • Oak Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Thousand Oaks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwich Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenwich Village is located in Ventura County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
    • Simi Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Holton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holton.

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 Holton - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hillside Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Inglewood Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pacific Crest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Westwood Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Memorial Park
    • The Westwood Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Westwood Village Memorial Park
  • Los Angeles National Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Roosevelt Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Angelus Rosedale Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus Rosedale Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Angelus Rosedale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Los Angeles.
    • The Angelus Rosedale Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rosedale Cemetery
    • Rosedale Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8309 <3>
  • Lincoln Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Hollywood Forever Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Forever Cemetery
    • The Hollywood Forever Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Beth Olam Cemetery
    • Beth Olam Mausoleum
    • Hollywood Memorial Cemetery
    • Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8033 <3>
  • Continue List   (62 more) ...
    • Green Hills Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Angeles Abbey Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Will Geer Estate
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will Geer Estate
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Will Geer Estate is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of Topanga.
      • The Will Geer Estate has also been known as:
      • Will Geer Shakespeare Garden
      • Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640478 <3>

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

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

  • Inglewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Santa Monica
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Palms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Palms is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
  • Hyde Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hyde Park is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
  • Redondo Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Moneta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Moneta is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
  • Gardena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gardena is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardena <2>
  • South Los Angeles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • South Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Los Angeles
  • Florence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Florence is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Clement Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Clement Junction is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement Junction
  • Las Flores
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Las Flores is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Flores
  • Compton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Compton is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,967 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <2>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lynwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Lynwood is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,508 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynwood <2>
    • Los Angeles
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mission Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Mission Junction is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Junction

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

Newspapers Published in Holton ...

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 Holton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holton, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holton.

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 Holton:

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 Holton, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.