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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Weeks Poultry Colony. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Weeks Poultry Colony to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Weeks 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 Weeks 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 Weeks 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.
Name Variations for Weeks Poultry Colony ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Weeks Poultry Colony, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Weeks Poultry Colony may originally have been Week's Poultry Colony.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Weeks Poultry Colony might be written as Week Poultry Colony.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 Weeks 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 Weeks Poultry Colony. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weeks Poultry Colony:
- Los Angeles County (The home county of Weeks Poultry Colony)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeks Poultry Colony, with the one closest to Weeks Poultry Colony listed first.
- Winnetka
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Winnetka is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnetka
- Canoga Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Canoga Park is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga Park
- Reseda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reseda is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reseda
- Chatsworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chatsworth is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Northridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Northridge is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Chatsworth Lake Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chatsworth Lake Manor is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth Lake Manor
- Woodland Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Hills is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
- West Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Hills is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
- Tarzana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tarzana is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarzana
- Glenview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glenview is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Encino
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Encino is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encino
- Hidden Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ventura County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeks Poultry Colony, with the one closest to Weeks Poultry Colony listed first.
- Oak Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Simi Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Thousand Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greenwich Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwich Village is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- Moorpark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mountclef Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mountclef Village is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountclef Village
- Buckhorn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Piru
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Newbury Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Casa Conejo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Casa Conejo is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Conejo
- Lagol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lagol is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagol
- Bardsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bardsdale is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardsdale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weeks Poultry Colony, see our County-by-County Page for Weeks Poultry Colony.
Cemeteries Near Weeks Poultry Colony ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weeks 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 Weeks Poultry Colony - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weeks Poultry Colony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weeks Poultry Colony, with the one closest to Weeks Poultry Colony listed first.
- Oakwood Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Will Geer Estate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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<5> 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 <4>
- Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Simi Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- San Fernando Mission Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 <4>
- Eden Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eternal Valley Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Assumption Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Los Angeles National Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valhalla Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Westwood Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 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 (44 more) ...
- Sholom Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Haven Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Weeks Poultry Colony in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Weeks Poultry Colony.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Weeks Poultry Colony, with the one closest to Weeks Poultry Colony listed first.
- Chatsworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chatsworth is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- San Fernando
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pacoima
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pacoima is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacoima
- Simi Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Las Flores
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Las Flores is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Flores
- Newhall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Santa Monica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saugus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burbank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Honby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Honby is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honby
- Palms
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palms is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms
- Sunland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sunland is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- West Glendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glendale
- Piru
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weeks Poultry Colony. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weeks Poultry Colony.
Newspapers Published in Weeks 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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weeks Poultry Colony.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weeks Poultry Colony, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weeks 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 professional and volunteer 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 Weeks Poultry Colony:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Los Angeles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 Weeks Poultry Colony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Weeks Poultry Colony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |