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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 Encino (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 Encino. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Encino is located in Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles County: Kern, Orange, San Bernardino & Ventura.

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

  • Los Angeles County     (The home county of Encino)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Encino, with the one closest to Encino listed first.
    • Sherman Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Oaks
      • Sherman Oaks is located in Los Angeles County
    • Van Nuys
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Nuys
      • Van Nuys is located in Los Angeles County
    • Reseda
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reseda
      • Reseda is located in Los Angeles County
    • Tarzana
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarzana
      • Tarzana is located in Los Angeles County
    • Winnetka
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnetka
      • Winnetka is located in Los Angeles County
    • Santa Maria
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Maria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Maria
      • Santa Maria is located in Los Angeles County
    • North Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
      • North Hills is located in Los Angeles County
      • 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>
    • Northridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
      • Northridge is located in Los Angeles County
    • Panorama City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama City
      • Panorama City is located in Los Angeles County
    • Bel Air
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
      • Bel Air is located in Los Angeles County
    • Woodland Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
      • Woodland Hills is located in Los Angeles County
    • Arleta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arleta
      • Arleta is located in Los Angeles County
  • Ventura County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Encino, with the one closest to Encino listed first.
    • Oak Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Simi Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Thousand Oaks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Greenwich Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Mountclef Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Moorpark
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Newbury Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Buckhorn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Ventura County
    • Piru
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Casa Conejo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Lagol
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagol
      • Lagol is located in Ventura County
    • Bardsdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardsdale
      • Bardsdale is located in Ventura County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Encino ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Encino.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Encino. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Encino and those printed in the larger area surrounding Encino.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of Encino.

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 Encino:

Cemeteries Near Encino ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Encino.

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

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

  • Los Angeles National Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • San Fernando Mission Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the San Fernando Mission Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109027 <4>
  • Westwood Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westwood Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Westwood Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Westwood Village Memorial Park
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westwood Memorial Park
  • Valhalla Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valhalla Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valhalla Memorial Park
  • Eden Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Oakwood Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery - Hollywood Hills
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills
    • Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7975 <4>
  • Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hollywood Forever Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hollywood Forever Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Beth Olam Cemetery
    • Beth Olam Mausoleum
    • Hollywood Memorial Cemetery
    • Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollywood Forever Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8033 <4>
  • Sholom Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sholom Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sholom Memorial Park
  • Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
  • Continue List   (56 more) ...
    • Grand View Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand View Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand View Memorial Park
    • Glen Haven Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Haven Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Haven Memorial Park
    • Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Simi Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • San Fernando
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chatsworth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
    • Chatsworth is located in Los Angeles County
  • Pacoima
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacoima
    • Pacoima is located in Los Angeles County
  • Santa Monica
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Burbank
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
    • Burbank is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <2>
  • Las Flores
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Palms
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
    • Palms is located in Los Angeles County
  • West Glendale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Glendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glendale
    • West Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
  • Sunland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunland
    • Sunland is located in Los Angeles County
  • Glendale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
    • Former name for Glendale:
    • Tropico
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <2>
  • Verdugo City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • La Crescenta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Newhall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Inglewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hyde Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
      • Hyde Park is located in Los Angeles County

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

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

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Encino) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Encino. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1649, Longitude: -118.5011    
<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 Encino, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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