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Welcome to Llanada ...

Llanada is located in San Benito County<1>.


The location of Llanada has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Llanada, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Llanada is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Llanada lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Llanada ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Llanada.

  • Panoche
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panoche
    • Panoche is located in San Benito County
  • Mercey Hot Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercey Hot Springs
    • Mercey Hot Springs is located in Fresno County
    • Former name for Mercey Hot Springs:
    • Mercy Hot Springs
  • San Benito
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito
    • San Benito is located in San Benito County
  • Pinnacles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinnacles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacles
    • Pinnacles is located in San Benito County
  • Bitterwater
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterwater
    • Bitterwater is located in San Benito County
  • New Idria ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Idria
    • New Idria is located in San Benito County
    • New Idria has also been known as:
    • Idria
  • Paicines
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Oro Loma ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Loma
    • Oro Loma is located in Fresno County
  • Panoche Junction
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panoche Junction
    • Panoche Junction is located in Fresno County
  • Soledad
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Llanada. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Llanada.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Llanada. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Llanada.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Llanada. See our Newspapers Page for Llanada.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Llanada ...

Looking for more information about Llanada? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Llanada, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Llanada.

Adding Llanada to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Llanada in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Llanada was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Llanada post office opened in 1891.

We also found Llanada in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Llanada.

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

The official website for San Benito County: www.san-benito.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Benito, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Llanada - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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