Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Wahoo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wahoo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wahoo, please Contact Us.
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 Wahoo (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 Wahoo. 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 northwest 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Wahoo is historic, it would have been located within present day Los Angeles County.
To see how the shape of California's counties may 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 Wahoo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wahoo:
- Los Angeles County (The home county of Wahoo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wahoo, with the one closest to Wahoo listed first.
- Sun Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sun Valley is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Arleta
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Arleta is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arleta
- Pacoima
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pacoima is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacoima
- Panorama City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Panorama City is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama City
- Lake View Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- San Fernando
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Achois ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Achois is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achois
- Mission Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Hills is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- North Hollywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Hollywood is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hollywood
- Van Nuys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Van Nuys is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Nuys
- North Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Hills is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Former names for North Hills:
- Mission Acres
- Sepulveda
- North Hills has also been known as:
- North Hills East
- North Hills West
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Hills <2>
- Sunland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunland is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunland
- Ventura County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wahoo, with the one closest to Wahoo listed first.
- Oak Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Simi Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Piru
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thousand Oaks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Greenwich Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Greenwich Village is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- Moorpark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mountclef Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mountclef Village is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountclef Village
- Newbury Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wahoo, see our County-by-County Page for Wahoo.
Cemeteries Near Wahoo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wahoo.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Wahoo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wahoo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wahoo, with the one closest to Wahoo listed first.
- Valhalla Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sholom Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glen Haven Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eden Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- San Fernando Mission Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Fernando Mission Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the San Fernando Mission Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Mission Hills.
- The San Fernando Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
- San Fernando Mission Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109027 <3>
- Verdugo Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills is a very large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the south of Burbank.
- The Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills has also been known as:
- Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery - Hollywood Hills
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills
- Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
- Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7975 <3>
- Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills is a very large cemetery that is located in Hollywood Hills.
- The Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills has also been known as:
- Mt. Sinai Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8181 <3>
- Grand View Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eternal Valley Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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>
- Continue List (56 more) ...
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale is a very large cemetery that is located in Glendale.
- The Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale has also been known as:
- Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery - Glendale
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Glendale
- Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
- Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7974 <3>
- Los Angeles National Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Westwood Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Memorial Park
- The Westwood Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Westwood Village Memorial Park
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.
While we didn't find Wahoo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wahoo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wahoo, with the one closest to Wahoo listed first.
- Pacoima
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pacoima is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacoima
- San Fernando
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunland is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunland
- Burbank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- La Crescenta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Glendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glendale
- Verdugo City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
- Former name for Glendale:
- Tropico
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <2>
- La Canada - Flintridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- La Canada - Flintridge is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Canada - Flintridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,730 people
- La Canada - Flintridge has also been known as:
- La Canada
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Canada - Flintridge <2>
- Chatsworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chatsworth is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Newhall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Honby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Honby is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honby
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lang
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lang is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
- Highland Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Russ
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Russ is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russ
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wahoo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wahoo.
Newspapers Published in Wahoo ...
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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wahoo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wahoo, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wahoo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wahoo:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Los Angeles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 Wahoo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Wahoo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |