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 Bonadelle Ranchos (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 Bonadelle Ranchos. 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 Bonadelle Ranchos ...
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.
Another variation: Banadelle Ranchos.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Bonadelle Ranchos is located in 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 Bonadelle Ranchos. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bonadelle Ranchos:
- Madera County (The home county of Bonadelle Ranchos)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonadelle Ranchos, with the one closest to Bonadelle Ranchos listed first.
- Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Parksdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Parksdale is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksdale
- Parkwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Parkwood is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Madera
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Madera Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Madera Acres is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madera Acres
- Millerton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Millerton is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- La Vina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- La Vina is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vina
- O'Neals
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berenda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Berenda is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berenda
- Knowles Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Knowles Junction is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Junction
- Yosemite Lakes Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Knowles is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Fresno County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonadelle Ranchos, with the one closest to Bonadelle Ranchos listed first.
- Herndon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Herndon is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Friant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Highway City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Highway City is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway City
- Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Pinedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barstow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barstow is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
- Muscatel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Muscatel is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatel
- Raco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Raco is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raco
- Clovis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Biola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pratton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pratton is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratton
- Fresno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Merced County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonadelle Ranchos, with the one closest to Bonadelle Ranchos listed first.
- Le Grand
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Athlone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Athlone is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
- Plainsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plainsburg is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bonadelle Ranchos, see our County-by-County Page for Bonadelle Ranchos.
Cemeteries Near Bonadelle Ranchos ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bonadelle Ranchos.
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 Bonadelle Ranchos - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bonadelle Ranchos covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bonadelle Ranchos, with the one closest to Bonadelle Ranchos listed first.
- Borden's Chinese Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arbor Vitae Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clovis Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winchell Cove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- 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.
- Winchell Cove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bethany Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fresno County Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- IOOF Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ararat Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat Cemetery
- The Ararat Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ararat Armenian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640425 <2>
- Continue List (36 more) ...
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Bonadelle Ranchos in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bonadelle Ranchos.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bonadelle Ranchos, with the one closest to Bonadelle Ranchos listed first.
- Herndon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Herndon is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Muscatel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Muscatel is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatel
- La Vina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- La Vina is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vina
- Fresno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Raymond is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Knowles ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Knowles is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Malaga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Malaga is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malaga
- Lone Star
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Letcher ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Letcher is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
- Easton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sentinel ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sentinel is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Auberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Oleander
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oleander is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
- Sanger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grub Gulch ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grub Gulch is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Gulch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bonadelle Ranchos. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bonadelle Ranchos.
Newspapers Published in Bonadelle Ranchos ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bonadelle Ranchos.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bonadelle Ranchos, 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 Bonadelle Ranchos.
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 helpful 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 Bonadelle Ranchos:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Madera County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fresno County
- Merced County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bonadelle Ranchos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bonadelle Ranchos) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |