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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 Malibu Beach (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 Malibu Beach. 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 Malibu Beach ...

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 Malibu Beach: Malibu Bch.

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

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

  • Los Angeles County     (The home county of Malibu Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Malibu Beach, with the one closest to Malibu Beach listed first.
    • Topanga
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Malibu
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu
      • Malibu is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malibu <1>
    • Point Dume
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Dume
      • Point Dume is located in Los Angeles County
    • Castellammare
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castellammare
      • Castellammare is located in Los Angeles County
    • Calabasas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Glenview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
      • Glenview is located in Los Angeles County
    • Agoura
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pacific Palisades
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Palisades
      • Pacific Palisades is located in Los Angeles County
    • Hidden Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Santa Maria
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Maria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Maria
      • Santa Maria is located in Los Angeles County
    • Agoura Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
      • Woodland Hills is located in Los Angeles County
    • Westlake Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ventura County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Malibu Beach, with the one closest to Malibu Beach listed first.
    • Oak Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Thousand Oaks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwich Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
      • Greenwich Village is located in Ventura County
    • Newbury Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Simi Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Casa Conejo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casa Conejo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Conejo
      • Casa Conejo is located in Ventura County
    • Mountclef Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountclef Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountclef Village
      • Mountclef Village is located in Ventura County
    • Moorpark
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Leisure Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
      • Leisure Village is located in Ventura County
    • Lagol
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagol
      • Lagol is located in Ventura County
    • Camarillo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Somis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Ventura County

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

Cemeteries Near Malibu Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Malibu Beach.

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

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

  • Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Los Angeles National Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Westwood Memorial Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westwood Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westwood Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Westwood Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Westwood Village Memorial Park
  • Oakwood Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Assumption Catholic Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assumption Catholic Cemetery
    • The Assumption Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Assumption Cemetery
  • Olson Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Memorial Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Simi Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Inglewood Park Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Conejo Mtn. Memorial Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conejo Mtn. Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conejo Mtn. Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (34 more) ...
    • Pacific Crest Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollywood Forever Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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>
    • Valhalla Memorial Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valhalla Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valhalla Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

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

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

  • Las Flores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Flores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Flores
    • Las Flores is located in Los Angeles County
  • Santa Monica
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Chatsworth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
    • Chatsworth is located in Los Angeles County
  • Palms
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
    • Palms is located in Los Angeles County
  • Newbury Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Simi Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Inglewood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Hyde Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
    • Hyde Park is located in Los Angeles County
  • Redondo Beach
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pacoima
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacoima
    • Pacoima is located in Los Angeles County
  • San Fernando
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Moneta
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moneta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
    • Moneta is located in Los Angeles County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Gardena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardena
      • Gardena is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardena <1>
    • Burbank
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
      • Burbank is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <1>
    • South Los Angeles
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Los Angeles
      • South Los Angeles 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 Malibu Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Malibu Beach.

Newspapers Published in Malibu Beach ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Malibu Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Malibu Beach, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Malibu Beach.

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 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 Malibu Beach:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Malibu Beach. 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>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>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 Malibu Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Malibu Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Malibu Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0328, Longitude: -118.6884       In this case, the coordinates for Malibu Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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