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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 Longview (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 Longview. 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 Longview ...

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.

Another variation: Long View.

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.

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

  • Los Angeles County     (The home county of Longview)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longview, with the one closest to Longview listed first.
    • Pearblossom
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Llano
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Valyermo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Juniper Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Hills
      • Juniper Hills is located in Los Angeles County
    • Big Rock Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Springs
      • Big Rock Springs is located in Los Angeles County
    • Littlerock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Paradise Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Springs
      • Paradise Springs is located in Los Angeles County
    • Lake Los Angeles
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Harold
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
      • Harold is located in Los Angeles County
    • Wilsona Gardens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsona Gardens
      • Wilsona Gardens is located in Los Angeles County
    • Vincent
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
      • Vincent is located in Los Angeles County
    • Falling Springs ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Springs
      • Falling Springs is located in Los Angeles County
      • Former names for Falling Springs:
      • Cienega Canyon
      • Falling Springs Resort
      • Hedlees Resort
      • La Cienega
  • Kern County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longview, with the one closest to Longview listed first.
    • Edwards
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Rosamond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • San Bernardino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Longview, with the one closest to Longview listed first.
    • Pinon Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Wrightwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Phelan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • South Adelanto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Adelanto
      • South Adelanto is located in San Bernardino County
    • Lytle Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • San Antonio Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Adelanto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelanto
      • Adelanto is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,537 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adelanto <1>
    • Cajon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cajon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajon
      • Cajon is located in San Bernardino County
    • Summit Terrace
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Terrace
      • Summit Terrace is located in San Bernardino County
    • Mountain View
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
      • Mountain View is located in San Bernardino County
    • Montclair
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Alta Loma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Longview ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Longview.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Longview, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Longview.

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 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 Longview:

Cemeteries Near Longview ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Longview.

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

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

  • Desert Lawn Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Palmdale Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmdale Cemetery
  • Acton Community Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Acton Community Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Acton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acton Community Cemetery
  • Joshua Memorial Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Lancaster Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Good Shepherd Catholic Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Sierra Madre Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sierra Madre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sierra Madre Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain View Mausoleum
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Mausoleum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Mausoleum
  • Live Oak Memorial Park
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Oakdale Memorial Park
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Verdugo Hills Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Verdugo Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Verdugo Hills Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • San Gabriel Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Covina Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Llano
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Harold
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
    • Harold is located in Los Angeles County
  • Alpine ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Alpine is located in Los Angeles County
  • Vincent
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
    • Vincent is located in Los Angeles County
  • Palmdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmdale
    • Palmdale is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150,498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmdale <1>
  • Acton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Ravenna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
    • Ravenna is located in Los Angeles County
  • Lancaster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Altadena
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sierra Madre
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Duarte
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duarte
    • Duarte is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,001 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duarte <1>
  • Azusa
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azusa
    • Azusa is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,238 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azusa <1>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Glendora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Russ
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russ have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russ
      • Russ is located in Los Angeles County
    • Santa Anita
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Anita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Anita
      • Santa Anita is located in Los Angeles County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Longview. 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>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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Longview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Longview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4936, Longitude: -117.8967       In this case, the coordinates for Longview 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 Longview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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