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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 Sycamore Cove (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 Sycamore Cove. 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 Sycamore Cove ...

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 Sycamore Cove: Sycamore Cv.

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 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.

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

  • Ventura County     (The home county of Sycamore Cove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore Cove, with the one closest to Sycamore Cove listed first.
    • Casa Conejo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casa Conejo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Conejo
      • Casa Conejo is located in Ventura County
    • Newbury Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Camarillo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Leisure Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Old Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Greenwich Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
      • Greenwich Village is located in Ventura County
    • Port Hueneme
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Springville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
      • Springville is located in Ventura County
    • Thousand Oaks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oxnard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Somis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mountclef Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountclef Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountclef Village
      • Mountclef Village is located in Ventura County
    • Channel Islands Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
  • Los Angeles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sycamore Cove, with the one closest to Sycamore Cove listed first.
    • Malibu
      (12 miles [19.3 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Dume
      • Point Dume is located in Los Angeles County
    • Westlake Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Agoura Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Agoura
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Malibu Beach
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Calabasas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bell Canyon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hidden Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Glenview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
      • Glenview is located in Los Angeles County
    • Topanga
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • West Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
      • West Hills is located in Los Angeles County
    • Chatsworth Lake Manor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatsworth Lake Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth Lake Manor
      • Chatsworth Lake Manor is located in Los Angeles County

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

Cemeteries Near Sycamore Cove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sycamore Cove.

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

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

  • Conejo Mtn. Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hueneme Masonic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hueneme Masonic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hueneme Masonic Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Port Hueneme.
    • The Hueneme Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Masonic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8145 <4>
  • Japanese Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Olson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Santa Clara Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ivy Lawn Memorial Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Assumption Catholic Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assumption Catholic Cemetery
    • The Assumption Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Assumption Cemetery
  • Santa Paula Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Bardsdale Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bardsdale Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Simi Valley
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Oakwood Memorial Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Piru Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piru Cemetery
      • 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.
    • Ojai Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ojai Cemetery
      • 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.

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

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

  • Newbury Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Springville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
    • Springville is located in Ventura County
  • Saticoy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saticoy
    • Saticoy is located in Ventura County
  • Montalvo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montalvo
    • Montalvo is located in Ventura County
  • Santa Paula
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Simi Valley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ventura
    (20 miles [32.2 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>
  • Las Flores
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Flores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Flores
    • Las Flores is located in Los Angeles County
  • Bardsdale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardsdale
    • Bardsdale is located in Ventura County
  • Sespe Village
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sespe Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sespe Village
    • Sespe Village is located in Ventura County
  • Fillmore
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Buckhorn
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Buckhorn is located in Ventura County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Chatsworth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
      • Chatsworth is located in Los Angeles County
    • Piru
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Matilija
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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

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

Newspapers Published in Sycamore Cove ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sycamore Cove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sycamore Cove, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sycamore Cove.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Sycamore Cove:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sycamore Cove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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>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.
<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 Sycamore Cove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Sycamore Cove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sycamore Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0711, Longitude: -119.0148       In this case, the coordinates for Sycamore Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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