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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Bailey Flats. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bailey Flats to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bailey Flats, 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 Bailey Flats (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 Bailey Flats. 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 Bailey Flats ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Bailey Flats: Bailey Flts.

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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Bailey Flats is historic, it would have been located within present day Madera 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 Madera County: Fresno, Mariposa, Merced & Mono.

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

  • Madera County     (The home county of Bailey Flats)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bailey Flats, with the one closest to Bailey Flats listed first.
    • Ahwahnee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Nipinnawasee ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Nipinnawasee is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipinnawasee
    • Oakhurst
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Coarsegold
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Knowles ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Knowles is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
    • Yosemite Forks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Yosemite Forks is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Forks
    • Raymond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Raymond is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Yosemite Lakes Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Yosemite Lakes Park is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Lakes Park
      • Yosemite Lakes Park has also been known as:
      • Yosemite Lakes
    • Knowles Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Knowles Junction is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Junction
    • Bass Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Pines
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Pines is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pines
    • Wishon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Wishon is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishon
    • O'Neals
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fresno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bailey Flats, with the one closest to Bailey Flats listed first.
    • Friant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Auberry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Prather
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Lakes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadow Lakes is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
  • Mariposa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bailey Flats, with the one closest to Bailey Flats listed first.
    • Bootjack
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bootjack is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
    • Darrah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Darrah is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrah
    • Fish Camp
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mariposa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jerseydale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
    • Wawona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Midpines
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Bullion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
    • Catheys Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Yosemite West
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Yosemite West is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite West
    • Bear Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
    • El Portal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Bagby ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bagby is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagby
  • Merced County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bailey Flats, with the one closest to Bailey Flats listed first.
    • Le Grand
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Planada
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Plainsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Plainsburg is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg

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

Cemeteries Near Bailey Flats ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bailey Flats.

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 Bailey Flats - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Oakhill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Picayune Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Raymond Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Mariposa Masonic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariposa Masonic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mariposa Masonic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mariposa.
    • The Mariposa Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Masonic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2205021 <3>
  • Walker Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fine Gold Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Catheys Valley Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • North Fork Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Gwin Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Pate Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Santa Cruz Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Winchell Cove Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Winchell Cove Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchell Cove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Winchell Cove Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Friant.

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 Bailey Flats in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bailey Flats.

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

  • Grub Gulch ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Grub Gulch is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Gulch
  • Ben Hur
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ben Hur is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
  • Knowles ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Knowles is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
  • Raymond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Raymond is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Mariposa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wawona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jerseydale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
  • Mount Bullion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
  • Bear Valley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Auberry
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hornitos
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Plainsburg
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Plainsburg is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg

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

Newspapers Published in Bailey Flats ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bailey Flats.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bailey Flats, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bailey Flats.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bailey Flats:

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 Bailey Flats, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bailey Flats) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.