Nearest Communities to Bear Creek,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Bear Creek, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Bear Creek:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Bear Creek is located in Merced County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Merced County: Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, San Benito, Santa Clara & Stanislaus.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 112 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bear Creek. Of these communities, 61 are located in counties other than Merced County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Bear Creek (which is Merced County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Bear Creek
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Merced County (where Bear Creek resides)
- County Website: https://www.countyofmerced.com/
- County Seat for Merced: Merced
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bear Creek ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bear Creek.
- Kadota
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kadota is located in Merced County
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- Tuttle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tuttle is located in Merced County
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- Calpack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Calpack is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calpack
- Merced
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lingard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lingard is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingard
- Planada
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bellevue ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue is located in Merced County
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- Plainsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plainsburg is located in Merced County
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- Fergus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fergus is located in Merced County
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- Burchell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burchell is located in Merced County
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- Hoff ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoff is located in Merced County
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- Nairn ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nairn is located in Merced County
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- Athlone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Athlone is located in Merced County
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- Castle Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Gardens is located in Merced County
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- Cuba ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba is located in Merced County
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- Fluhr
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fluhr is located in Merced County
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- Buhach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Buhach is located in Merced County
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- La Branza ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- La Branza is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Branza
- Le Grand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam is located in Merced County
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- Edendale ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edendale is located in Merced County
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- El Nido
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Atwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Grove is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- Winton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dickenson ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dickenson is located in Merced County
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- Arundel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arundel is located in Merced County
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- Hopeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopeton is located in Merced County
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- Snelling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Marguerite ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marguerite is located in Merced County
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- Arena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arena is located in Merced County
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- Merced Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Merced Falls is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced Falls
- Cressey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Livingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ballico
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Rita Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dos Palos Y
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dos Palos Y is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dos Palos Y
- Sanjon De Santa Rita
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sanjon De Santa Rita is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanjon De Santa Rita
- Old Dickenson Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Old Dickenson Ferry is located in Merced County
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- Cortez
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cortez is located in Merced County
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- Delhi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stevinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dos Palos
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hilmar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Irwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Irwin is located in Merced County
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- Brito
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brito is located in Merced County
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- Gadwall ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gadwall is located in Merced County
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- South Dos Palos
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abbato ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abbato is located in Merced County
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- Los Banos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trent is located in Merced County
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- Fresno County
- County Website: https://www.fresnocountyca.gov/
- County Seat for Fresno: Fresno
- Note: The eastern boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bear Creek ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bear Creek.
- Oxalis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oxalis is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxalis
- Firebaugh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Madera County
- County Website: https://www.maderacounty.com/
- County Seat for Madera: Madera
- Note: The eastern boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bear Creek ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bear Creek.
- Sierra Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sierra Vista is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
- Minturn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Minturn is located in Madera County
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- Chowchilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ash ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ash is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Ovejo ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ovejo is located in Madera County
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- Tyler ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tyler is located in Madera County
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- Tillman ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tillman is located in Madera County
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- Califa ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Califa is located in Madera County
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- Medano ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Medano is located in Madera County
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- Lincoln ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Madera County
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- Plains ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Plains is located in Madera County
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- Fairmead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmead is located in Madera County
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- Dairyland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dairyland is located in Madera County
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- Sharon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Madera County
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- Berenda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berenda is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berenda
- Kismet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kismet is located in Madera County
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- Notarb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Notarb is located in Madera County
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- Bonita
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bonita is located in Madera County
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- Daulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Daulton is located in Madera County
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- Madera Country Club Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Talbot ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Talbot is located in Madera County
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- Jesbel ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jesbel is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesbel
- Madera Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Madera Acres is located in Madera County
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- Madera Highlands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Madera Highlands is located in Madera County
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- Valley Lake Ranchos
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Lake Ranchos is located in Madera County
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- Knowles Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Knowles Junction is located in Madera County
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- Raymond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Raymond is located in Madera County
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- Lake Madera Country Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hillside is located in Madera County
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- Knowles ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Knowles is located in Madera County
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- Italian Swiss Colony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Italian Swiss Colony is located in Madera County
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- Madera
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mariposa County
- County Website: https://mariposacounty.org/
- County Seat for Mariposa: Mariposa
- Note: The eastern boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bear Creek ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bear Creek.
- Indian Gulch ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Gulch is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gulch
- Hornitos
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Catheys Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hayward
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hayward is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Las Mariposas
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Las Mariposas is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Mariposas
- Barrett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Barrett is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Bear Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bridgeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Ben Hur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ben Hur is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Agua Fria ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Agua Fria is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Fria
- Mount Bullion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
- Bagby ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bagby is located in Mariposa County
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- Ragby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ragby is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragby
- Mariposa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Split Rock Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Split Rock Ferry is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock Ferry
- Granite Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Granite Springs is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Springs
- Mormon Bar ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mormon Bar is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Bar
- Colorado ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colorado is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado
- Blanchard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blanchard is located in Mariposa County
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- Newtown ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Stanislaus County
- County Website: https://www.stancounty.com/
- County Seat for Stanislaus: Modesto
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bear Creek ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bear Creek.
- Montpelier
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Montpelier is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- La Grange
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Denair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turlock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chemurgic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chemurgic is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemurgic
- Waterford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bear Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
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