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Nearest Communities to Bretz Mill,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 from Bretz Mill.<1>

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


Bretz Mill is located in 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 118 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bretz Mill. Of these communities, 33 are located in counties other than Fresno 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 Bretz Mill (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 Bretz Mill

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

  • Fresno County   (where Bretz Mill resides)
    • 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
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    • Nearest Communities to Bretz Mill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bretz Mill.
      • Old Bretz Mill
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Old Bretz Mill is located in Fresno County
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      • Sierra Cedars
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Sierra Cedars is located in Fresno County
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      • Dinkey Creek
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Dinkey Creek is located in Fresno County
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      • Ockenden
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Ockenden is located in Fresno County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockenden
      • Dora Belle
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Shaver Lake Heights
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Shaver Lake Heights is located in Fresno County
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      • Shaver Lake
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cold Springs Rancheria
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pineridge
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Rock Haven
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Rock Haven is located in Fresno County
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      • Ross Crossing
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Ross Crossing is located in Fresno County
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      • Tollhouse
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (73 more) ...
        • Mathews Mill
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Mathews Mill is located in Fresno County
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        • Trimmer
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Trimmer is located in Fresno County
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        • Alder Springs
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Alder Springs is located in Fresno County
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        • Camp Sierra
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Camp Sierra is located in Fresno County
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        • Meadow Lakes
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Big Creek
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Balch Camp
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Balch Camp is located in Fresno County
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        • Lerona
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Lerona is located in Fresno County
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        • Big Sandy Rancheria
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Big Sandy Rancheria is located in Fresno County
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        • Sawmill Flat
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Sawmill Flat is located in Fresno County
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        • Huntington Lake
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Rodgers Crossing
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Rodgers Crossing is located in Fresno County
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        • Rogers Crossing
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Rogers Crossing is located in Fresno County
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        • Auberry
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Cedar Crest
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Cedar Crest is located in Fresno County
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        • New Auberry
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • New Auberry is located in Fresno County
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        • Sentinel ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Sentinel is located in Fresno County
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        • Lakeshore
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Crabtree
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Crabtree is located in Fresno County
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        • Prather
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Piedra
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Snow Bend
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Snow Bend is located in Fresno County
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        • Letcher ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Letcher is located in Fresno County
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        • Marshall Junction
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Marshall Junction is located in Fresno County
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        • Academy
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Academy is located in Fresno County
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        • Avocado
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Avocado is located in Fresno County
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        • Yokuts
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Gravesboro
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • McKenzie Spring ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • McKenzie Spring is located in Fresno County
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        • Dunlap
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Goodmill
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Goodmill is located in Fresno County
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        • Sparkville ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Sparkville is located in Fresno County
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        • Oakhurst ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Oakhurst is located in Fresno County
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        • Table Mountain Rancheria
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Rattlesnake Crossing
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Rattlesnake Crossing is located in Fresno County
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        • Mono Crossing
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Mono Crossing is located in Fresno County
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        • Mono Hot Springs
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Hoffman Point
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Hoffman Point is located in Fresno County
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        • Hume Station
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Hume Station is located in Fresno County
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        • Hume
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Collins ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Collins is located in Fresno County
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        • Edmiston
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Edmiston is located in Fresno County
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        • Elk
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Elk is located in Fresno County
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        • Minkler
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Riverbend
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Riverbend is located in Fresno County
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        • Zediker
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Zediker is located in Fresno County
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        • Shipp ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Shipp is located in Fresno County
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        • Navelencia
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Navelencia is located in Fresno County
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        • Big Bunch
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Big Bunch is located in Fresno County
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        • Centerville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Centerville is located in Fresno County
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        • Cedarbrook
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Cedarbrook is located in Fresno County
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        • Deer Crossing
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Deer Crossing is located in Fresno County
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        • Etheda Springs
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Etheda Springs is located in Fresno County
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        • Miramonte
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Pinehurst
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Cella
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Cella is located in Fresno County
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        • Friant
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Wahtoke
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Wahtoke is located in Fresno County
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        • Orange Cove
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Sanger
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • El Prado ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • El Prado is located in Fresno County
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        • Gordon
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Burness
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Burness is located in Fresno County
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        • Clotho
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Clotho is located in Fresno County
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        • Glorietta
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Glorietta is located in Fresno County
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        • Melvin
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Melvin is located in Fresno County
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        • Reka ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Reka is located in Fresno County
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        • Bronge ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Bronge is located in Fresno County
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        • Clovis
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Fort Camp ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Fort Camp is located in Fresno County
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        • Ivesta
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Ivesta is located in Fresno County
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        • Tarpey Village
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Tarpey Village is located in Fresno County
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        • Tarpey
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Tarpey is located in Fresno County
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  • Madera County
  • Nevada County
  • Tulare County

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 from Point A (ie- Bretz Mill) 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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