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Welcome to Redwood Park ...

Redwood Park is located in San Mateo County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Redwood Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1940.

Redwood Park is 2,010 feet [613 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Redwood Park is within the boundaries of the (650) area code.

Communities near Redwood Park ...

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

  • Fremont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Sunnyvale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Daly City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • San Mateo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Redwood City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain View
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Union City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in Alameda County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,501 people
    • Former name for Union City:
    • Decoto
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
  • Palo Alto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • South San Francisco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Cupertino
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Redwood Park ...

Looking for more information about Redwood Park? 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 Redwood Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Redwood Park.

Adding Redwood Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Redwood Park 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 Redwood Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Redwood Park post office opened in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Redwood Park.

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

The official website for San Mateo County: www.co.sanmateo.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 Mateo, 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 Redwood Park - 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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