Rancho Los Cerritos

For the adobe, see Los Cerritos Ranch House.

Rancho Los Cerritos was a 27,054-acre (109.48 km2) 1834 land grant in present-day southern Los Angeles County and Orange County, California[1][2] The grant was the result of a partition of the Rancho Los Nietos grant. "Cerritos" means "little hills" in Spanish. The rancho lands include the present-day cities of Cerritos, Paramount, Bellflower and Long Beach.[3][4]

  1. ^ Spanish and Mexican Ranchos of Orange County Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Map of old Spanish and Mexican ranchos in Los Angeles County
  3. ^ Diseño del Rancho Los Cerritos
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rancho Los Cerritos