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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Arnold. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Arnold to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Arnold, 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 Arnold (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 Arnold. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Arnold is historic, it would have been located within present day Stanislaus 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 Stanislaus County: Alameda, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin & Santa Clara.
Below are the counties that are near Arnold. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arnold:
- Stanislaus County (The home county of Arnold)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnold, with the one closest to Arnold listed first.
- East Oakdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakdale
- Knights Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Adela
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Adela is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adela
- Waterford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hickman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riverbank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Empire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hughson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Del Rio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Del Rio is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
- Stewart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Modesto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bystrom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bystrom is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bystrom
- Calaveras County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnold, with the one closest to Arnold listed first.
- Telegraph City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
- The Shores of Poker Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Copper Cove Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Copper Cove Village is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cove Village
- Copperopolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carmen City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Carmen City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen City
- Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Milton is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Melones ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melones is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melones
- Lost City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lost City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Jenny Lind
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Angels Camp
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Angels City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Angels City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
- Angels
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Angels is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
- Altaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mariposa County
- Coulterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Merced County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnold, with the one closest to Arnold listed first.
- Ballico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Arundel ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arundel is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel
- Delhi
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Snelling
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cressey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hilmar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Amsterdam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- The Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- The Grove is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- Livingston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Winton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Merced Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Merced Falls is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced Falls
- Atwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fluhr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fluhr is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluhr
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnold, with the one closest to Arnold listed first.
- Cometa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cometa is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cometa
- Escalon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Trigo ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigo
- Alba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alba is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Farmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Atlanta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Ripon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripon <2>
- Peters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Five Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Five Corners is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Bellota
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bellota is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellota
- Holden ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holden is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Linden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manteca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tuolumne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnold, with the one closest to Arnold listed first.
- Yosemite Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yosemite Junction is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Junction
- Chinese Camp
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stent is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent
- Jamestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rawhide
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Tuttletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
- Jacksonville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Moccasin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sonora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia Village is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Village
- East Sonora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sonora
- Greenley Oaks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenley Oaks is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenley Oaks
- Big Oak Flat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arnold, see our County-by-County Page for Arnold.
Cemeteries Near Arnold ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arnold.
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 Arnold - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arnold covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arnold, with the one closest to Arnold listed first.
- Williams Knight Burial Site
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Citizens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Langworth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roberts Ferry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Home Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lakewood Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Copperopolis Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Denair Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (49 more) ...
- Highland View Memorial Gardens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodcolony Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcolony Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodcolony Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Modesto.
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Arnold in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Arnold.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arnold, with the one closest to Arnold listed first.
- Knights Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Waterford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hickman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Telegraph City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
- Cometa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cometa is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cometa
- Modesto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montpelier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Montpelier is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Copperopolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Trigo ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trigo is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigo
- Ceres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keyes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- La Grange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chinese Camp
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arnold. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arnold.
Newspapers Published in Arnold ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arnold.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arnold, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arnold.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Arnold:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Stanislaus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calaveras County
- Mariposa County
- Merced County
- San Joaquin County
- Tuolumne County
- 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 Arnold, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Arnold) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |