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A visit to the Acres Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Acres Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Acres Cemetery:

36.7477, -119.4740

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Acres Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Acres Cemetery is located in Fresno County<2>.

The county seat for Fresno County is located in Fresno. Fresno lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of the Acres Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Acres Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Acres Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Acres Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sanger Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hazelton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hazelton Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton Cemetery
  • Redbank Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Redbank Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Del Rey Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Del Rey Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Del Rey Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Del Rey.
    • The Del Rey Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Prairie Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1997625 <5>
  • Mendocino Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mendocino Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendocino Cemetery
  • Academy Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Academy Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Cemetery
  • Hughes Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hughes Creek Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Creek Cemetery
  • Reedley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Squaw Valley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Squaw Valley Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Valley Cemetery
  • Clovis Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Floral Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Floral Memorial Park is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Memorial Park
      • The Floral Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Floral Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7971 <5>
    • North Selma Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Watts Valley Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Watts Valley Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Valley Cemetery
    • West Selma Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The West Selma Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Selma Cemetery
      • The West Selma Cemetery has also been known as:
      • West Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8436 <5>
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • S D A Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The S D A Cemetery is located in Tulare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S D A Cemetery
    • Smith Mtn. Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsburg Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Kingsburg Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kingsburg Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Kingsburg.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8094 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Acres Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Acres Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Minkler
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Minkler is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minkler
  • Gravesboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gravesboro is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesboro
  • Sanger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Piedra
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Del Rey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Del Rey is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
  • Parlier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Reedley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lone Star
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lone Star is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Orange Cove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Yokuts
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Tarpey Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Tarpey Village is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpey Village
  • Fowler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Selma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <6>
    • Dinuba
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sentinel ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Sentinel is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
    • Clovis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Malaga
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Malaga is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malaga
    • Sultana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Calwa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Calwa is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calwa
    • Kingsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Fresno
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Orosi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gordon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gordon is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Easton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bowles
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Bowles is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles
    • London
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • London is located in Tulare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
    • Cutler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • East Orosi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • East Orosi is located in Tulare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orosi
    • Pinedale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Acres Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fresno County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Acres Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Acres Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Fresno County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Acres Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #217963  (Acres Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #217963 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Fresno
      • Est. Elev: 126 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wahtoke
      • Location given for Acres Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.7477281     Lon: -119.4740174
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Fresno, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Acres Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.