Our Genealogy Helper
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 La Habra Heights (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 La Habra Heights. 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 La Habra Heights ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for La Habra Heights: La Habra Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
La Habra Heights is located in 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 La Habra Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to La Habra Heights:
- Los Angeles County (The home county of La Habra Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Habra Heights, with the one closest to La Habra Heights listed first.
- Rowland Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hacienda Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East La Mirada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East La Mirada is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East La Mirada
- City of Industry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- La Puente
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South San Jose Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South San Jose Hills is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South San Jose Hills
- La Mirada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whittier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Valinda
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Valinda is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valinda
- Woodside Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside Village is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Village
- Avocado Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Avocado Heights is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avocado Heights
- South Whittier
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Whittier is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Whittier
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Habra Heights, with the one closest to La Habra Heights listed first.
- La Habra
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fullerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buena Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Placentia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anaheim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Atwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yorba Linda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- La Palma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Olive is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Marlboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marlboro is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Cypress
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Habra Heights, with the one closest to La Habra Heights listed first.
- Corona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Eastvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Norco
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mira Loma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Porphyry ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Porphyry is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porphyry
- Home Gardens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Home Gardens is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Gardens
- El Cerrito
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- El Cerrito is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cerrito
- Glen Avon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
- Jurupa Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
- Pedley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pedley is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedley
- De Anza Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- De Anza Village is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- San Bernardino County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Habra Heights, with the one closest to La Habra Heights listed first.
- Chino Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Los Serranos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Los Serranos is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Serranos
- Chino
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chino is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chino <1>
- Montclair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <1>
- Upland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Upland is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77,850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <1>
- Racimo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Racimo is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racimo
- San Antonio Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- San Antonio Heights is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Heights
- Guasti
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alta Loma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rancho Cucamonga
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to La Habra Heights, see our County-by-County Page for La Habra Heights.
Cemeteries Near La Habra Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of La Habra Heights.
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 La Habra Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for La Habra Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from La Habra Heights, with the one closest to La Habra Heights listed first.
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Memory Garden Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loma Vista Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rose Hills Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hills Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hills Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Whittier.
- The Rose Hills Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Whittier Heights Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8308 <2>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Paradise Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Little Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Anaheim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Young Israel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Covina Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Covina Hills
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Covina Hills is a very large cemetery that is located in Covina.
- The Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Covina Hills has also been known as:
- Covina Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
- Covina Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7973 <2>
- Continue List (78 more) ...
- Artesia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spadra Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find La Habra Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of La Habra Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from La Habra Heights, with the one closest to La Habra Heights listed first.
- Whittier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Northam ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northam is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northam
- Fullerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Los Nietos
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carmenita
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carmenita is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmenita
- Buena Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Almond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Almond is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Santa Fe Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fulton Wells
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fulton Wells is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Wells
- Studebaker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Studebaker is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studebaker
- Norwalk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brookhurst is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhurst
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- El Monte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Artesia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cerritos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around La Habra Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around La Habra Heights.
Newspapers Published in La Habra Heights ...
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 La Habra Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of La Habra Heights, 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 La Habra Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 La Habra Heights:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Los Angeles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Orange County
- Riverside County
- San Bernardino County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 La Habra Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- La Habra Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |