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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 Port Hueneme (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 Port Hueneme. 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 Port Hueneme ...

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.

Port Hueneme was originally named Hueneme

  • A typical abbreviation for Port Hueneme: Prt. Hueneme

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.

A Few Details for Port Hueneme ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • It was incorporated on March 24, 1948.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Port Hueneme is located in Ventura 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 Ventura County: Kern, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo & Santa Barbara.

Below are the counties that are near Port Hueneme. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Port Hueneme:

  • Ventura County     (The home county of Port Hueneme)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Hueneme, with the one closest to Port Hueneme listed first.
    • Channel Islands Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Channel Islands Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Islands Beach
      • Channel Islands Beach is located in Ventura County
    • Oxnard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxnard
      • Oxnard is located in Ventura County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207,945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxnard <2>
    • El Rio
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rio
      • El Rio is located in Ventura County
    • Montalvo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montalvo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montalvo
      • Montalvo is located in Ventura County
    • Springville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
      • Springville is located in Ventura County
    • Cabrillo Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabrillo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabrillo Village
      • Cabrillo Village is located in Ventura County
    • Pierpont Bay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont Bay
      • Pierpont Bay is located in Ventura County
    • Saticoy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saticoy
      • Saticoy is located in Ventura County
    • Old Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Ventura County
    • Ventura
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura
      • Ventura is located in Ventura County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,110 people
      • Ventura has also been known as:
      • San Buenaventura
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ventura <2>
    • Camarillo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Leisure Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
      • Leisure Village is located in Ventura County
  • Los Angeles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Hueneme, with the one closest to Port Hueneme listed first.
    • Westlake Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Malibu
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • 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 <2>
    • Point Dume
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Dume
      • Point Dume is located in Los Angeles County
    • Agoura Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Agoura
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Bell Canyon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Calabasas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Hidden Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Malibu Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malibu Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Beach
      • Malibu Beach is located in Los Angeles County
  • Santa Barbara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Port Hueneme, with the one closest to Port Hueneme listed first.
    • Carpinteria
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Franciscan Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franciscan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franciscan Village
      • Franciscan Village is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Ortega ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ortega have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortega
      • Ortega is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Toro Canyon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro Canyon
      • Toro Canyon is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Summerland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Port Hueneme ...

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 Port Hueneme.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Port Hueneme. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Port Hueneme and those printed in the larger area surrounding Port Hueneme.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Port Hueneme.

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 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 Port Hueneme:

Cemeteries Near Port Hueneme ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port Hueneme.

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

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

  • Japanese Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Japanese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Japanese Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
  • Santa Clara Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ivy Lawn Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
  • Conejo Mtn. Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conejo Mtn. Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conejo Mtn. Memorial Park
  • Santa Paula Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ojai Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ojai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ojai Cemetery
  • Olson Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Nordhoff Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nordhoff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nordhoff Cemetery
    • Bardsdale Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bardsdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bardsdale Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Bardsdale.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bardsdale Cemetery
    • Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Assumption Catholic Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Carpinteria Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Piru Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piru Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piru 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.<5>

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

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

  • Montalvo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montalvo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montalvo
    • Montalvo is located in Ventura County
  • Springville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
    • Springville is located in Ventura County
  • Ventura
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura
    • Ventura is located in Ventura County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,110 people
    • Ventura has also been known as:
    • San Buenaventura
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ventura <2>
  • Saticoy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saticoy
    • Saticoy is located in Ventura County
  • Santa Paula
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Newbury Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Sea Cliff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Cliff
    • Sea Cliff is located in Ventura County
  • Matilija
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matilija have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilija
    • Matilija is located in Ventura County
  • Bardsdale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardsdale
    • Bardsdale is located in Ventura County
  • Sespe Village
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sespe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sespe Village
    • Sespe Village is located in Ventura County
  • Fillmore
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Carpinteria
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Simi Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Buckhorn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Ventura County
    • Serena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Serena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serena
      • Serena is located in Santa Barbara County

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

The official website for Port Hueneme: www.ci.port-hueneme.ca.us/

The official website for Ventura County: www.countyofventura.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Port Hueneme) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Port Hueneme. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1515, Longitude: -119.1957    
<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 Port Hueneme, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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