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Nearest Communities to Bender,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Bender, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Bender:

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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Bender.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Although our information shows that the community of Bender is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Fresno County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fresno County: Inyo, Kings, Madera, Merced, Mono, San Benito & Tulare.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 156 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bender. Of these communities, 49 are located in counties other than Fresno County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Bender (which is Fresno 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 Bender

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Fresno County   (where Bender resides)
    • Given the large number of communities that are located in Fresno County, we have limited the list to those within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Bender (about 100 communities).
    • 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 Bender   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bender.
      • Lanare
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Lanare is located in Fresno County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanare
      • Burrel
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Schilling
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Schilling is located in Fresno County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schilling
      • Riverdale
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Robinson ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Robinson is located in Fresno County
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      • Camden
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Camden is located in Fresno County
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      • Caruthers
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Laguna de Tache
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Laguna de Tache is located in Fresno County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna de Tache
      • Clint
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Clint is located in Fresno County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint
      • Raisin City
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Five Points
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Elm View
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Elm View is located in Fresno County
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        • Helm
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Nares ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Nares is located in Fresno County
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        • Westside
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Westside is located in Fresno County
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        • Conejo
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Conejo is located in Fresno County
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        • Lillis ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Lillis is located in Fresno County
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        • Calflax
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Calflax is located in Fresno County
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        • Laton
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Whitmores Ferry
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Whitmores Ferry is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmores Ferry
        • McMullin ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • McMullin is located in Fresno County
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        • Monmouth
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Monmouth is located in Fresno County
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        • Wildflower
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Wildflower is located in Fresno County
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        • Bowles
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Bowles is located in Fresno County
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        • Caldwell ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Caldwell is located in Fresno County
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        • Easton
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Oleander
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Oleander is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
        • Westhaven
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Westhaven is located in Fresno County
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        • West Park
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • San Joaquin
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Fowler
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Floyd
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Floyd is located in Fresno County
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        • Kerman
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Nevills ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Nevills is located in Fresno County
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        • Rolinda
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Rolinda is located in Fresno County
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        • Rugg ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Rugg is located in Fresno County
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        • Calwa
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Calwa is located in Fresno County
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        • Malaga
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Malaga is located in Fresno County
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        • Selma
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Selma is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
        • Huron
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Wineland
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Wineland is located in Fresno County
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        • Pratton
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Pratton is located in Fresno County
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        • Cecile
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Cecile is located in Fresno County
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        • Kingsburg
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Goldleaf
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Goldleaf is located in Fresno County
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        • Lone Star
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Lone Star is located in Fresno County
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        • Mattei
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Mattei is located in Fresno County
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        • Tranquillity
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Cantua Creek
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Hammond
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Hammond is located in Fresno County
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        • Butler ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Butler is located in Fresno County
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        • Eshel ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Eshel is located in Fresno County
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        • Fresno City ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Fresno City is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno City
        • Biola Junction
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Biola Junction is located in Fresno County
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        • Dickerson ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Dickerson is located in Fresno County
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        • Muscatel
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Muscatel is located in Fresno County
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        • Raco
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Raco is located in Fresno County
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        • Cincotta
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Cincotta is located in Fresno County
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        • Del Rey
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Del Rey is located in Fresno County
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        • Granz ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Granz is located in Fresno County
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        • Locans
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Locans is located in Fresno County
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        • Sunnyside
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Sunnyside is located in Fresno County
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        • Wolf
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Wolf is located in Fresno County
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        • Jamesan
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Jamesan is located in Fresno County
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        • Barstow
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Barstow is located in Fresno County
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        • Biola
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Fig Garden
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Fig Garden is located in Fresno County
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        • Fresno
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Highway City
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Highway City is located in Fresno County
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        • Cameo
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Cameo is located in Fresno County
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        • Ivesta
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Ivesta is located in Fresno County
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        • Las Palmas
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Las Palmas is located in Fresno County
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        • Miley
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Miley is located in Fresno County
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        • Parlier
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Figarden
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Figarden is located in Fresno County
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        • Bronge ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Bronge is located in Fresno County
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        • Clotho
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Clotho is located in Fresno County
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        • Fort Camp ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Fort Camp is located in Fresno County
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        • Vanris ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Vanris is located in Fresno County
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        • Ingle
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Ingle is located in Fresno County
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        • Turk
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Turk is located in Fresno County
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        • Giffen Cantua Ranch
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Giffen Cantua Ranch is located in Fresno County
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        • Three Rocks
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Three Rocks is located in Fresno County
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        • Herndon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Herndon is located in Fresno County
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        • Sierra Sky Park
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Sierra Sky Park is located in Fresno County
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        • Burness
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Burness is located in Fresno County
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        • Fargo ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Fargo is located in Fresno County
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        • Reka ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Reka is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reka
        • Tarpey Village
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Tarpey Village is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpey Village
        • Tarpey
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Tarpey is located in Fresno County
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        • Pinedale
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Riverview ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Riverview is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
        • Clovis
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Lacjac
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Lacjac is located in Fresno County
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        • Melvin
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Melvin is located in Fresno County
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        • Sanger
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Uva
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Uva is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uva
        • Reedley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Smiths Ferry
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Smiths Ferry is located in Fresno County
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        • Fresno Beach ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Fresno Beach is located in Fresno County
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        • Glorietta
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Glorietta is located in Fresno County
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        • Levis
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Levis is located in Fresno County
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        • Big Bunch
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Big Bunch is located in Fresno County
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        • Centerville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Centerville is located in Fresno County
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        • Wahtoke
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Wahtoke is located in Fresno County
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        • Zediker
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Zediker is located in Fresno County
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        • Ora
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Ora is located in Fresno County
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  • Kings County
    • County Website:   https://www.countyofkingsca.gov/
    • County Seat for Kings:   Hanford
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bender   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bender.
      • Gepford
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Gepford is located in Kings County
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      • Hub
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Hub is located in Kings County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub
      • Cornwell ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Cornwell is located in Kings County
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      • Halls Corner
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Halls Corner is located in Kings County
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      • Hardwick
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Hardwick is located in Kings County
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      • Hasset ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Hasset is located in Kings County
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      • Lethent ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Lethent is located in Kings County
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      • Rossi
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Rossi is located in Kings County
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      • Kingston
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Kingston is located in Kings County
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      • Cimarron
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Cimarron is located in Kings County
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      • Kimble ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Kimble is located in Kings County
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      • Lemoore
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (25 more) ...
        • Vanguard
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Vanguard is located in Kings County
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        • Grangeville
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Grangeville is located in Kings County
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        • Orion ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Orion is located in Kings County
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        • Shirley
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Shirley is located in Kings County
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        • Cuneo ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Cuneo is located in Kings County
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        • Banner ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Banner is located in Kings County
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        • Lucerne
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Lucerne is located in Kings County
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        • Armona
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Pitco
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Pitco is located in Kings County
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        • Marsala ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Marsala is located in Kings County
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        • Fort Roosevelt
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Fort Roosevelt is located in Kings County
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        • Hanford Del Arroyo Estates
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Hanford
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Santa Rosa Rancheria
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Santa Rosa Rancheria is located in Kings County
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        • Stratford
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Home Garden
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Home Garden is located in Kings County
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        • Shell
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Shell is located in Kings County
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        • Hamblin
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Hamblin is located in Kings County
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        • Odessa ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Odessa is located in Kings County
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        • Remnoy
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Remnoy is located in Kings County
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        • Guernsey
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Guernsey is located in Kings County
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        • Murray
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Murray is located in Kings County
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        • Millham City ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Millham City is located in Kings County
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        • Bean ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Bean is located in Kings County
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        • Helm Corner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Helm Corner is located in Kings County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm Corner
  • 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 Bender   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bender.
      • Ripperdan
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Ripperdan is located in Madera County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripperdan
      • San Joaquin River Estates
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Gregg
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Gregg is located in Madera County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg
      • Irrigosa
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Irrigosa is located in Madera County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irrigosa
      • La Vina
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • La Vina is located in Madera County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vina
  • Tulare County
    • County Website:   https://tularecounty.ca.gov/
    • County Seat for Tulare:   Visalia
    • Note: The eastern boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bender   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bender.
      • Traver
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Delft Colony
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Delft Colony is located in Tulare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delft Colony
      • London
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • London is located in Tulare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
      • Goshen
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Ivory
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Ivory is located in Tulare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
      • Dinuba
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • North Dinuba
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • North Dinuba is located in Tulare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dinuba

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Bender) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Bender, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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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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