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Introduction ...

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

We've added Runnymede Poultry Colony to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Runnymede Poultry Colony, 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 Runnymede Poultry Colony (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 Runnymede Poultry Colony. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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 Runnymede Poultry Colony is historic, it would have been located within present day Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles County: Kern, Orange, San Bernardino & Ventura.

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

  • Los Angeles County     (The home county of Runnymede Poultry Colony)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Runnymede Poultry Colony, with the one closest to Runnymede Poultry Colony listed first.
    • Northridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Northridge is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
    • Reseda
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Reseda is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reseda
    • Winnetka
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Winnetka is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnetka
    • North Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • North Hills is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
      • 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>
    • Encino
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Encino is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encino
    • Panorama City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Panorama City is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama City
    • Granada Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Granada Hills is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada Hills
    • Chatsworth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Chatsworth is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
    • Tarzana
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Tarzana is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarzana
    • Van Nuys
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Van Nuys is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Nuys
    • Canoga Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Canoga Park is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga Park
    • Arleta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Arleta is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arleta
    • Achois ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Achois is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achois
  • Ventura County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Runnymede Poultry Colony, with the one closest to Runnymede Poultry Colony listed first.
    • Oak Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Simi Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Thousand Oaks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Greenwich Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Greenwich Village is located in Ventura County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
    • Piru
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Moorpark
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Mountclef Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Mountclef Village is located in Ventura County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountclef Village
    • Buckhorn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Buckhorn is located in Ventura County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Newbury Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Casa Conejo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Casa Conejo is located in Ventura County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Conejo
    • Lagol
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Lagol is located in Ventura County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagol
    • Bardsdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bardsdale is located in Ventura County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardsdale
    • Fillmore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Runnymede Poultry Colony ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Runnymede Poultry Colony.

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 Runnymede Poultry Colony - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • San Fernando Mission Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Fernando Mission Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109027 <3>
  • Eden Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakwood Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Will Geer Estate
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will Geer Estate
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Will Geer Estate is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of Topanga.
    • The Will Geer Estate has also been known as:
    • Will Geer Shakespeare Garden
    • Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640478 <3>
  • Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Valhalla Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Simi Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sholom Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Haven Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Eternal Valley Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Los Angeles National Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Westwood Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Memorial Park
    • The Westwood Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Westwood Village Memorial Park
  • Continue List   (45 more) ...
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills is a very large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the south of Burbank.
      • The Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills has also been known as:
      • Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery - Hollywood Hills
      • Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills
      • Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
      • Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7975 <3>
    • Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Chatsworth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chatsworth is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
  • San Fernando
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pacoima
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pacoima is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacoima
  • Newhall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Burbank
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Burbank is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <2>
  • Las Flores
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Las Flores is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Flores
  • Santa Monica
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Sunland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Sunland is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunland
  • Saugus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Palms
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Palms is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
  • Honby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Honby is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honby
  • Simi Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • West Glendale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • West Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glendale
    • Glendale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
      • Former name for Glendale:
      • Tropico
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <2>
    • Verdugo City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Runnymede Poultry Colony ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Runnymede Poultry Colony.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Runnymede Poultry Colony, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Runnymede Poultry Colony.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Runnymede Poultry Colony:

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