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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 Granite Springs (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 Granite Springs. 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 Granite Springs ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Granite Springs: Granite Spgs. (or less commonly used: Granite Spngs. or Granite Sprngs.)

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Granite Springs is located in Mariposa County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mariposa County: Madera, Merced, Mono, Stanislaus & Tuolumne.

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

  • Mariposa County     (The home county of Granite Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granite Springs, with the one closest to Granite Springs listed first.
    • Coulterville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dogtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
      • Dogtown is located in Mariposa County
    • Bagby ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bagby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagby
      • Bagby is located in Mariposa County
    • Bear Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
      • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
    • Hornitos
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Mount Bullion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
      • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
    • Catheys Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mariposa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Midpines
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jerseydale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
      • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
    • Bootjack
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
      • Bootjack is located in Mariposa County
    • Darrah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrah
      • Darrah is located in Mariposa County
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granite Springs, with the one closest to Granite Springs listed first.
    • The Shores of Poker Flat
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Melones ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melones have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melones
      • Melones is located in Calaveras County
    • Copper Cove Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Cove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cove Village
      • Copper Cove Village is located in Calaveras County
    • Copperopolis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Vallecito
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Angels Camp
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Douglas Flat
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Altaville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Angels City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angels City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
      • Angels City is located in Calaveras County
    • Angels
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angels have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
      • Angels is located in Calaveras County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
    • Telegraph City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Telegraph City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
      • Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
  • Merced County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granite Springs, with the one closest to Granite Springs listed first.
    • Merced Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced Falls
      • Merced Falls is located in Merced County
    • Snelling
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Amsterdam
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
      • Amsterdam is located in Merced County
    • Arundel ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arundel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel
      • Arundel is located in Merced County
    • The Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
      • The Grove is located in Merced County
    • Fluhr
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluhr
      • Fluhr is located in Merced County
    • Winton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Planada
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Tuttle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
      • Tuttle is located in Merced County
    • Ballico
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cressey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Atwater
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stanislaus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granite Springs, with the one closest to Granite Springs listed first.
    • La Grange
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Knights Ferry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Hickman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Waterford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • East Oakdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakdale
      • East Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
    • Denair
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <1>
  • Tuolumne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Granite Springs, with the one closest to Granite Springs listed first.
    • Moccasin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Big Oak Flat
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jacksonville ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacksonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Jacksonville is located in Tuolumne County
    • Groveland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Chinese Camp
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Stent
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent
      • Stent is located in Tuolumne County
    • Yosemite Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Junction
      • Yosemite Junction is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jamestown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Mono Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mono Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Village
      • Mono Village is located in Tuolumne County
    • Standard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Tuolumne City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuolumne City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuolumne City
      • Tuolumne City is located in Tuolumne County
    • Tuolumne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Granite Springs ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Granite Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Granite Springs, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Granite Springs.

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 Granite Springs:

Cemeteries Near Granite Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Granite Springs.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Granite Springs, with the one closest to Granite Springs listed first.

  • Granite Spring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granite Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granite Spring Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7995 <6>
  • Sturdevant Ranch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sturdevant Ranch Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sturdevant Ranch Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2528702 <6>
  • Coulterville Public Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Snelling Pioneer Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ivett Ranch Family Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Stent Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stent Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Stent
    • The Stent Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Poverty Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stent Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229117 <6>
  • Roberts Ferry Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Ferry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Ferry Cemetery
  • Santa Cruz Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Cruz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Cruz Cemetery
  • Jamestown Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jamestown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamestown Cemetery
  • Tuolumne Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuolumne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuolumne Cemetery
  • Carter's Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carter's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Tuolumne.
    • The Carter's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tuolumne City Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1103592 <6>
  • Hopeton Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopeton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopeton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (28 more) ...
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
    • Cherokee Memorial Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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.<7>

While we didn't find Granite Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Granite Springs.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Granite Springs, with the one closest to Granite Springs listed first.

  • Coulterville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Big Oak Flat
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • La Grange
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Groveland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Merced Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced Falls
    • Merced Falls is located in Merced County
  • Bear Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
    • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
  • Chinese Camp
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Snelling
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hornitos
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jamestown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Tuolumne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hopeton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
    • Hopeton is located in Merced County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mount Bullion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
      • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
    • Soulsbyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sonora
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

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

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

The official website for Mariposa County: www.mariposacounty.org/

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

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 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Granite Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Granite Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7010, Longitude: -120.2957       In this case, the coordinates for Granite Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Granite Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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