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Welcome to Merienda ...

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

We've added Merienda to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Merienda, please Contact Us.

Merienda would have been located within present day Alameda County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Merienda is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Merienda was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Merienda ...

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

  • San Jose
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
    • San Jose is located in Santa Clara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <4>
  • Fremont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Fremont is located in Alameda County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
    • Former names for Fremont:
    • Centerville
    • Irvington
    • Mission San Jose
    • Niles
    • Warm Springs
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
  • Hayward
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyvale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Santa Clara
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Livermore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • San Leandro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Redwood City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • San Ramon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pleasanton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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 Merienda. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Merienda.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Merienda. 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 Merienda.

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

Adding Merienda to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Merienda in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Merienda was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Merienda.

The official website for Alameda County: www.acgov.org/

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

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 Merienda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Alameda, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Merienda - 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.




 

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