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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 McCampbell (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 McCampbell. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

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

  • Los Angeles County     (The home county of McCampbell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCampbell, with the one closest to McCampbell listed first.
    • Pico Rivera
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • West Whittier - Los Nietos
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Whittier - Los Nietos. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Whittier - Los Nietos
      • West Whittier - Los Nietos is located in Los Angeles County
    • Santa Fe Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Downey
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
      • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <1>
    • Bell Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Montebello
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bandini
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandini
      • Bandini is located in Los Angeles County
    • Commerce
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Studebaker
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studebaker
      • Studebaker is located in Los Angeles County
    • Vinvale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinvale
      • Vinvale is located in Los Angeles County
    • Bell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Bell is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <1>
    • Cudahy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudahy
      • Cudahy is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cudahy <1>
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCampbell, with the one closest to McCampbell listed first.
    • La Habra
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Buena Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • La Palma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Los Alamitos
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cypress
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brea
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Rossmoor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoor
      • Rossmoor is located in Orange County
    • Fullerton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stanton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Anaheim
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Barber City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barber City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber City
      • Barber City is located in Orange County
    • Placentia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • San Bernardino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCampbell, with the one closest to McCampbell listed first.
    • Chino Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Los Serranos
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Serranos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Serranos
      • Los Serranos is located in San Bernardino County
    • Chino
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racimo
      • Racimo is located in San Bernardino County
    • San Antonio Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Antonio Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in McCampbell ...

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 610 newspapers that have been published in the area around McCampbell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McCampbell, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McCampbell.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 McCampbell:

Cemeteries Near McCampbell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCampbell.

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

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

  • Russian Molokan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russian Molokan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russian Molokan Cemetery
  • Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Park Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Paradise Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Memorial Park
  • Little Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Olive Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Grove Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Old Downey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Downey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Downey Cemetery
  • Young Israel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Israel Cemetery
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resurrection Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resurrection Cemetery
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Home of Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home of Peace Cemetery
  • Continue List   (77 more) ...
    • Rose Hills Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hills Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8308 <5>
    • Chinese Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chinese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinese Cemetery
    • Serbian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Serbian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Serbian Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • Downey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
    • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <1>
  • Fulton Wells
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Wells
    • Fulton Wells is located in Los Angeles County
  • Santa Fe Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Los Nietos
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Nietos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Vinvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinvale
    • Vinvale is located in Los Angeles County
  • Studebaker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studebaker
    • Studebaker is located in Los Angeles County
  • Bandini
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandini
    • Bandini is located in Los Angeles County
  • Whittier
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • East Los Angeles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clearwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
    • Clearwater is located in Los Angeles County
  • Norwalk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Lynwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood
    • Lynwood is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynwood <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Carmenita
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmenita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmenita
      • Carmenita is located in Los Angeles County
    • Shorb
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorb
      • Shorb is located in Los Angeles County
    • Artesia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • 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>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McCampbell. 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>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.
<3>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.
<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- McCampbell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McCampbell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9714, Longitude: -118.1134       In this case, the coordinates for McCampbell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 McCampbell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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