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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 Borden (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 Borden. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Borden 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 Borden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Borden:

  • Madera County     (The home county of Borden)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Borden, with the one closest to Borden listed first.
    • Parksdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Parksdale is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksdale
    • Parkwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Parkwood is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
    • Madera
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • La Vina
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • La Vina is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vina
    • Madera Acres
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Madera Acres is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madera Acres
    • Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Berenda
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Berenda is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berenda
    • Chowchilla
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Lincoln is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Knowles Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Knowles Junction is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Junction
    • Millerton ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Millerton is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Raymond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Raymond is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Knowles ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 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 Borden, with the one closest to Borden listed first.
    • Barstow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Barstow is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
    • Biola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Herndon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Herndon is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Raco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Raco is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raco
    • Highway City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Highway City is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway City
    • Floyd
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Floyd is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Rolinda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Rolinda is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolinda
    • Muscatel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Muscatel is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatel
    • Kerman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pinedale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pratton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pratton is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratton
    • Gordon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Gordon is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Fresno
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Merced County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Borden, with the one closest to Borden listed first.
    • Le Grand
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Athlone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Athlone is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
    • Plainsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Plainsburg is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
    • El Nido
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Planada
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Borden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Borden.

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 Borden - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Borden's Chinese Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Arbor Vitae Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fresno Memorial Gardens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fresno County Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Masis Ararat Armenian Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ararat Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Belmont Memorial Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • La Vina
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • La Vina is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vina
  • Herndon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Herndon is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Muscatel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Muscatel is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatel
  • Fresno
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Raymond
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Raymond is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Knowles ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Knowles is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
  • Easton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Malaga
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Malaga is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malaga
  • Firebaugh
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Lone Star
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lone Star is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Oleander
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oleander is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
  • Plainsburg
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Plainsburg is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Athlone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Athlone is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
    • Caruthers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Fowler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Borden ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Borden.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Borden, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Borden.

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 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 Borden:

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 Borden, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Borden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.