RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of California >> Fresno County >> Arbios >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
California

The Commemorative Quarter for California





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 Arbios (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 Arbios. 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 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.

Arbios is located in Fresno 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 Fresno County: Inyo, Kings, Madera, Merced, Mono, San Benito & Tulare.

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

  • Fresno County     (The home county of Arbios)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arbios, with the one closest to Arbios listed first.
    • Mendota
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Benito
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benito
      • Benito is located in Fresno County
    • Firebaugh
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fresno City ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresno City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno City
      • Fresno City is located in Fresno County
    • Tranquillity
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Panoche Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panoche Junction
      • Panoche Junction is located in Fresno County
    • San Joaquin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oro Loma ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Loma
      • Oro Loma is located in Fresno County
    • Kerman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cantua Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Giffen Cantua Ranch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giffen Cantua Ranch
      • Giffen Cantua Ranch is located in Fresno County
    • Biola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Floyd
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
      • Floyd is located in Fresno County
  • Madera County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arbios, with the one closest to Arbios listed first.
    • Lincoln ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Madera County
    • La Vina
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vina
      • La Vina is located in Madera County
    • Parkwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
      • Parkwood is located in Madera County
    • Berenda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berenda
      • Berenda is located in Madera County
    • Madera
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Parksdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksdale
      • Parksdale is located in Madera County
    • Chowchilla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Madera Acres
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madera Acres
      • Madera Acres is located in Madera County
  • Merced County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arbios, with the one closest to Arbios listed first.
    • Dos Palos
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • South Dos Palos
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Santa Rita Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • El Nido
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Athlone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athlone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
      • Athlone is located in Merced County
    • Abbato ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbato
      • Abbato is located in Merced County
  • San Benito County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arbios, with the one closest to Arbios listed first.
    • Panoche
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panoche
      • Panoche is located in San Benito County
    • New Idria ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Idria
      • New Idria is located in San Benito County
      • New Idria has also been known as:
      • Idria

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

Newspapers Published in Arbios ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arbios.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arbios, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arbios.

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 either 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 Arbios:

Cemeteries Near Arbios ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arbios.

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 Arbios covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • New Hope Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
  • Dos Palos Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Borden's Chinese Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Arbor Vitae Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chowchilla Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chowchilla Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Chowchilla.
    • The Chowchilla Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Chowchilla District Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chowchilla Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7906 <4>
  • Fresno Memorial Gardens
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fresno Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fresno Memorial Gardens
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Firebaugh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • La Vina
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vina
    • La Vina is located in Madera County
  • Dos Palos
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Herndon
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Herndon is located in Fresno County
  • New Idria ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Idria
    • New Idria is located in San Benito County
    • New Idria has also been known as:
    • Idria
  • Muscatel
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatel
    • Muscatel is located in Fresno County
  • Athlone
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athlone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
    • Athlone is located in Merced County

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

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

The official website for Fresno County: www.co.fresno.ca.us/

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>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- Arbios) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arbios. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7766, Longitude: -120.3979       In this case, the coordinates for Arbios have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Arbios, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024