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Edendale

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE ยท CALIFORNIA

A historical populated place in Los Angeles County, California, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name
Edendale
Feature Type
Populated Place (historical)
State
California
County
Los Angeles County
USGS Map
Hollywood
Coordinates
34.0900102, -118.2592412
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GNIS Feature ID
1669850

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS historical note

The name is an historical reference generally to what today is the neighborhood of Echo Park (q.v.). The name was originally recorded during Phase I data compilation - from large scale U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps.

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1669850. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

  • Text The American Guide Series, Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration. A state by state guide series published by various publishers, in the late 1930's and 1940's. Each book studies and describes each state's history, natural endowments, and special interests. Use code US-T125/Name/YYYY/p#.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.