Welcome to Thenard ...

Thenard is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thenard, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Thenard is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities near Thenard ...

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

• Los Angeles
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles
  • Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,970,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Angeles <4>
• Long Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <4>
• Anaheim
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaheim
  • Anaheim is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anaheim <4>
• Huntington Beach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Beach
  • Huntington Beach is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington Beach <4>
• Garden Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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  • Garden Grove is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Grove <4>
• Torrance
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrance
  • Torrance is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrance <4>
• Fullerton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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  • Fullerton is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <4>
• Downey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
  • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <4>
• Inglewood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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  • Inglewood is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inglewood <4>
• Norwalk
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thenard ...

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

Adding Thenard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thenard 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 Thenard was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Thenard mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thenard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

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