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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Lankershim. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Lankershim to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lankershim, 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 Lankershim (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 Lankershim. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Lankershim is historic, it would have been located within present day Madera 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 Madera County: Fresno, Mariposa, Merced & Mono.

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

  • Madera County     (The home county of Lankershim)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lankershim, with the one closest to Lankershim listed first.
    • Parksdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Parksdale is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksdale
    • Parkwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Parkwood is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
    • Madera
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Madera Acres
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Madera Acres is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madera Acres
    • La Vina
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • La Vina is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vina
    • Berenda
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Berenda is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berenda
    • Millerton ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Millerton is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Knowles Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Knowles Junction is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Junction
    • Raymond
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Raymond is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Knowles ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Knowles is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
    • Chowchilla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fresno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lankershim, with the one closest to Lankershim listed first.
    • Herndon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Herndon is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Barstow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Barstow is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
    • Biola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Raco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Raco is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raco
    • Highway City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Highway City is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway City
    • Muscatel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Muscatel is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatel
    • Pinedale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Floyd
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Floyd is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Pratton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Pratton is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratton
    • Rolinda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Rolinda is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolinda
    • Gordon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Gordon is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Kerman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Merced County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lankershim, with the one closest to Lankershim listed first.
    • Le Grand
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Athlone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Athlone is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
    • Plainsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Plainsburg is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
    • Planada
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Lankershim ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lankershim.

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 Lankershim - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lankershim covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Borden's Chinese Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Arbor Vitae Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fresno Memorial Gardens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ararat Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fresno County Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Masis Ararat Armenian Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (27 more) ...
    • Belmont Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Beth Israel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Herndon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Herndon is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • La Vina
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • La Vina is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vina
  • Muscatel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Muscatel is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatel
  • Fresno
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Raymond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Raymond is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Knowles ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Knowles is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
  • Easton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Malaga
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Malaga is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malaga
  • Lone Star
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Lone Star is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Oleander
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Oleander is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
  • Letcher ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Letcher is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
  • Firebaugh
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Fowler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sentinel ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Sentinel is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
    • Plainsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Plainsburg is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg

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

Newspapers Published in Lankershim ...

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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lankershim.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lankershim, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lankershim.

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 Lankershim:

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 Lankershim, 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- Lankershim) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.