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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 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 have occurred.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

La Habra Heights 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 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)
      • 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
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South San Jose Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South San Jose Hills
      • South San Jose Hills is located in Los Angeles County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valinda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valinda
      • Valinda is located in Los Angeles County
    • Woodside Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Village
      • Woodside Village is located in Los Angeles County
    • Avocado Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avocado Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avocado Heights
      • Avocado Heights is located in Los Angeles County
    • South Whittier
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Whittier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Whittier
      • South Whittier is located in Los Angeles County
    • Bassett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • 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)
      • 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 <1>
    • 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)
    • Stanton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Marlboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Cypress
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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)
      • 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>
    • Eastvale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Norco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Mira Loma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Porphyry ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Porphyry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porphyry
      • Porphyry is located in Riverside County
    • El Cerrito
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Home Gardens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Gardens
      • Home Gardens is located in Riverside County
    • Glen Avon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
      • Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
    • Jurupa Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
      • Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
    • Pedley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pedley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedley
      • Pedley is located in Riverside County
    • De Anza Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Anza Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
      • De Anza Village is located in Riverside County
    • Arlington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Riverside County
    • Sunnyslope
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyslope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
      • Sunnyslope is located in Riverside County
  • 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)
      • 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (16 miles [25.7 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
      (18 miles [29 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>
    • Upland
      (19 miles [30.6 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>
    • Racimo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racimo
      • Racimo is located in San Bernardino County
    • San Antonio Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Antonio Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Heights
      • San Antonio Heights is located in San Bernardino County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
    • Etiwanda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)

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.

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Garden Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Garden Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Loma Vista Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loma Vista Memorial Park
    • 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.
  • Olive Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Hills Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <4>
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Paradise Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Israel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Covina Hills)
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <4>
  • Continue List   (77 more) ...
    • Artesia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Artesia Cemetery
      • 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.
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park
      • 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.
    • 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.<5>

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)
    • 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
  • Fullerton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Los Nietos
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Nietos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Nietos
    • Los Nietos is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Nietos <1>
  • Carmenita
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carmenita. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmenita
    • Carmenita is located in Los Angeles County
  • Buena Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Almond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Santa Fe Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fulton Wells
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Wells
    • Fulton Wells is located in Los Angeles County
  • Studebaker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studebaker
    • Studebaker is located in Los Angeles County
  • Norwalk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
    • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <1>
  • Brookhurst
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • El Monte
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Monte
      • El Monte is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <1>
    • Artesia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • 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]<6>. 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 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 La Habra Heights:

The official website for La Habra Heights: www.la-habra-heights.org/

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 La Habra Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- La Habra Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in La Habra Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9604, Longitude: -117.9512       In this case, the coordinates for La Habra Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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