Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Sky Londa (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 Sky Londa. 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 hospitals and 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.
Sky Londa is located in San Mateo 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 San Mateo County: Alameda, San Francisco, Santa Clara & Santa Cruz.
Below are the counties that are near Sky Londa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sky Londa:
- San Mateo County (The home county of Sky Londa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sky Londa, with the one closest to Sky Londa listed first.
- Portola Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Searsville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Searsville is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- Adobe Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Adobe Corner is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adobe Corner
- Ladera
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ladera is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladera
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Menlo Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Honda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Emerald Lake Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Emerald Lake Hills is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Lake Hills
- Atherton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Menlo Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Redwood City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Fair Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Fair Oaks is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fair Oaks
- Martins Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Martins Beach is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Beach
- Alameda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sky Londa, with the one closest to Sky Londa listed first.
- Newark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Drawbridge ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Drawbridge is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
- Former name for Drawbridge:
- Saline City
- Albrae ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Albrae is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrae
- Larkins Landing ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Larkins Landing is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkins Landing
- Alvarado ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alvarado is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Fremont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fremont is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- 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 <1>
- Union City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,501 people
- Former name for Union City:
- Decoto
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <1>
- Russell City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Russell City is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
- Mount Eden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- San Lorenzo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ashland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cherryland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherryland is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryland
- Hayward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- San Francisco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sky Londa, with the one closest to Sky Londa listed first.
- Stonestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonestown is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonestown
- Mission District
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mission District is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission District
- Golden Gate Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Gate Heights is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Heights
- Friendship Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Friendship Village is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Village
- San Francisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Doelger City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Doelger City is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doelger City
- Amanico Ergina Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Amanico Ergina Village is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanico Ergina Village
- Chinatown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chinatown is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
- Sydney Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sydney Town is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydney Town
- Santa Clara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sky Londa, with the one closest to Sky Londa listed first.
- Escondido Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Escondido Village is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondido Village
- Stanford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Los Altos Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Palo Alto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ventura
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ventura is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura
- Castro City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Castro City is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castro City
- Los Altos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Loyola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Loyola is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyola
- Mountain View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sunnyvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cupertino
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rancho Rinconada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rancho Rinconada is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Rinconada
- Champagne Fountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Champagne Fountain is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne Fountain
- Santa Cruz County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sky Londa, with the one closest to Sky Londa listed first.
- Boulder Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alma ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alma is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Brookdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Swanton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Swanton is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
- Ben Lomond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lompico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lompico is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompico
- Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit has also been known as:
- Loma Prieta
- Eccles ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Eccles is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eccles
- Zayante
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Zayante is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zayante
- Bonny Doon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Davenport Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Davenport Landing is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Landing
- Glenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Laurel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sky Londa, see our County-by-County Page for Sky Londa.
Cemeteries Near Sky Londa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sky Londa.
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 Sky Londa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sky Londa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sky Londa, with the one closest to Sky Londa listed first.
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Community Cemetery
- The Oakwood Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Convent Of The Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alta Mesa Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Skylawn Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gates of Heaven Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- IOOF Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pilarcitos Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Madronia Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (55 more) ...
- Cascade Ranch Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mission City Memorial Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Santa Clara Mission Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Sky Londa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sky Londa.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sky Londa, with the one closest to Sky Londa listed first.
- Searsville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Searsville is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsville
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Menlo Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- San Gregorio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Palo Alto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Redwood City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- San Carlos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mountain View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Half Moon Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pescadero
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- San Mateo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lawrence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lawrence is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sky Londa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sky Londa.
Newspapers Published in Sky Londa ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sky Londa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sky Londa, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sky Londa.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Sky Londa:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to San Mateo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alameda County
- San Francisco County
- Santa Clara County
- Santa Cruz County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sky Londa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Sky Londa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |