Welcome to Motordrome ...
So far, we found very little information about Motordrome. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Motordrome to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Motordrome, please Contact Us.
Motordrome would have been located within present day Los Angeles County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Motordrome is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Motordrome was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Motordrome ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Motordrome.
- Los Angeles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles
- Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,970,219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Angeles <4>
- Long Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Long Beach is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454,681 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <4>
- Glendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
- Former name for Glendale:
- Tropico
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <4>
- Torrance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrance
- Torrance is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrance <4>
- Downey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- 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 <4>
- Inglewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
- Inglewood is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107,203 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inglewood <4>
- Burbank
(16 miles [25.7 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 <4>
- Compton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Compton is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93,967 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <4>
- South Gate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate
- South Gate is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Gate <4>
- Santa Monica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Monica
- Santa Monica is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90,024 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Monica <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Motordrome. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Motordrome.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Motordrome. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Motordrome.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Motordrome. See our Newspapers Page for Motordrome.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Motordrome, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Los Angeles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Motordrome - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |