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Nearest Communities to Briceburg,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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 starting from Briceburg.<1>

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


Briceburg is located in Mariposa County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mariposa County: Madera, Merced, Mono, Stanislaus & Tuolumne.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 97 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Briceburg. Of these communities, 53 are located in counties other than Mariposa 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 Briceburg (which is Mariposa 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 Briceburg

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

  • Mariposa County   (where Briceburg resides)
    • 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 Briceburg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Briceburg.
      • Colorado ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Colorado is located in Mariposa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado
      • Midpines
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hite Cove
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Hite Cove is located in Mariposa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hite Cove
      • Clearing House
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Clearing House is located in Mariposa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearing House
      • Jerseydale
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
      • Incline
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Incline is located in Mariposa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Incline
      • Mariposa
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Agua Fria ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Agua Fria is located in Mariposa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Fria
      • Las Mariposas
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Las Mariposas is located in Mariposa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Mariposas
      • Mount Bullion
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
      • Bear Valley
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
      • Mormon Bar ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Mormon Bar is located in Mariposa County
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        • Darrah
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Darrah is located in Mariposa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrah
        • Bagby ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Bagby is located in Mariposa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagby
        • Ragby
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Ragby is located in Mariposa County
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        • Bootjack
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Bootjack is located in Mariposa County
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        • Buena Vista
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Buena Vista is located in Mariposa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
        • El Portal
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Dogtown
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Dogtown is located in Mariposa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
        • Split Rock Ferry
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Split Rock Ferry is located in Mariposa County
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        • Bridgeport
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Bridgeport is located in Mariposa County
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        • Yosemite West
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Yosemite West is located in Mariposa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite West
        • Foresta
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Foresta is located in Mariposa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresta
        • Catheys Valley
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Coulterville
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Newtown ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Newtown is located in Mariposa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
        • Elliott Corner
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Elliott Corner is located in Mariposa County
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        • Buck Meadows
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Buck Meadows is located in Mariposa County
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        • Ponderosa Basin
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Ponderosa Basin is located in Mariposa County
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        • Hornitos
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Wawona
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Ben Hur
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Ben Hur is located in Mariposa County
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        • Indian Gulch ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Indian Gulch is located in Mariposa County
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        • Barrett
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Barrett is located in Mariposa County
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        • North Wawona
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • North Wawona is located in Mariposa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wawona
        • South Wawona ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • South Wawona is located in Mariposa County
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        • Granite Springs
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Granite Springs is located in Mariposa County
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        • Fish Camp
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Big Tree
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Big Tree is located in Mariposa County
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        • Blanchard
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Blanchard is located in Mariposa County
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        • Yosemite Valley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Yosemite Valley is located in Mariposa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Valley
        • Yosemite Village
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Yosemite Village is located in Mariposa County
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        • Hayward
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Hayward is located in Mariposa County
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        • Curry Village
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Curry Village is located in Mariposa County
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  • 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 Briceburg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Briceburg.
      • Nipinnawasee ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Nipinnawasee is located in Madera County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipinnawasee
      • Bailey Flats ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Bailey Flats is located in Madera County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Flats
      • Ahwahnee
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ahwahnee Estates
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Ahwahnee Estates is located in Madera County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahwahnee Estates
      • Sugar Pine
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Sugar Pine is located in Madera County
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      • Grub Gulch ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Grub Gulch is located in Madera County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Gulch
      • Yosemite Forks
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Yosemite Forks is located in Madera County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Forks
      • Oakhurst
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Raymond
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Raymond is located in Madera County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Old Corral
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Old Corral is located in Madera County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Corral
      • Hillside ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Hillside is located in Madera County
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      • Knowles Junction
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Knowles Junction is located in Madera County
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        • Knowles ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Knowles is located in Madera County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
        • Coarsegold
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Fresno Crossing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Fresno Crossing is located in Madera County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno Crossing
        • Bass Lake
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Narbo ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Narbo is located in Madera County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narbo
        • Picayune Rancheria
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Picayune Rancheria is located in Madera County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune Rancheria
        • The Pines
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • The Pines is located in Madera County
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        • Willow Glen ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Willow Glen is located in Madera County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
  • Merced County
  • Stanislaus County
  • Tuolumne County
    • County Website:   https://tuolumnecounty.ca.gov/
    • County Seat for Tuolumne:   Sonora
    • Note: The eastern boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Briceburg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Briceburg.
      • Harden Flat
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Harden Flat is located in Tuolumne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden Flat
      • Sequoia
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Sequoia is located in Tuolumne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequoia
      • Colfax Spring
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Colfax Spring is located in Tuolumne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Spring
      • Aspen Valley
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Aspen Valley is located in Tuolumne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Valley
      • Second Garrotte ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Second Garrotte is located in Tuolumne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Garrotte
      • Mather
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Mather is located in Tuolumne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
      • Big Oak Flat
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Groveland
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Priest
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Priest is located in Tuolumne County
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      • Femmons
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Femmons is located in Tuolumne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Femmons
      • Moccasin
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Buchanan
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Buchanan is located in Tuolumne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
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        • White Wolf
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • White Wolf is located in Tuolumne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wolf
        • Jacksonville ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Jacksonville is located in Tuolumne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
        • Deadwood
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Deadwood is located in Tuolumne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
        • Tuolumne City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Tuolumne City is located in Tuolumne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuolumne City
        • Tuolumne
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Buckhorn Estates
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Buckhorn Estates is located in Tuolumne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn Estates
        • Ralph
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Ralph is located in Tuolumne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
        • Tuolumne Rancheria
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Tuolumne Rancheria is located in Tuolumne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuolumne Rancheria
        • Arastraville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Arastraville is located in Tuolumne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arastraville
        • Cherokee
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Cherokee is located in Tuolumne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
        • Curtis Creek Ranch
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Curtis Creek Ranch is located in Tuolumne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Creek Ranch
        • Diamond Bar B Ranch
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Diamond Bar B Ranch is located in Tuolumne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Bar B Ranch
        • Monte Grande Heights
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Monte Grande Heights is located in Tuolumne County
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        • Soulsbyville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Briceburg) 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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