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A visit to the Acres Cemetery ...


The location of the Acres Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   36.7477°   (36° 44' 51")

Lon:   -119.4740°   (-119° 28' 26")

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 .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Acres Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minkler
      • Minkler is located in Fresno County
    • Gravesboro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesboro
      • Gravesboro is located in Fresno County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
      • Del Rey is located in Fresno County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
      • Lone Star is located in Fresno County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarpey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpey Village
      • Tarpey Village is located in Fresno County
    • Fowler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Selma
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
        • Selma is located in Fresno County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
      • Dinuba
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Clovis
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Malaga
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malaga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malaga
        • Malaga is located in Fresno County
      • Sultana
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Calwa
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calwa
        • Calwa is located in Fresno County
      • 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)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
        • Gordon is located in Fresno County
      • Easton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Bowles
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles
        • Bowles is located in Fresno County
      • London
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
        • London is located in Tulare County
      • Cutler
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • East Orosi
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orosi
        • East Orosi is located in Tulare County
      • 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.

    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.<5>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hazelton Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazelton Cemetery
    • Redbank Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redbank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Redbank Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redbank Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Del Rey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Del Rey Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Del Rey Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1997625 <6>
    • Mendocino Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mendocino Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mendocino Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mendocino Cemetery
    • Academy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hughes Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hughes Creek Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Creek Cemetery
    • Reedley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Squaw Valley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Squaw Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Squaw Valley Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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
        • The Floral Memorial Park has also been known as:
        • Floral Memorial Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floral Memorial Park
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7971 <6>
      • North Selma Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Watts Valley Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watts Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Watts Valley Cemetery is located in Fresno County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watts Valley Cemetery
      • West Selma Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • The West Selma Cemetery is located in Fresno County
        • The West Selma Cemetery has also been known as:
        • West Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Selma Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8436 <6>
      • Odd Fellows Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Fresno County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • S D A Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the S D A Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The S D A Cemetery is located in Tulare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kingsburg Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Kingsburg.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingsburg Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8094 <6>

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

    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: GNIS record #217963 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Wahtoke
      • County: Fresno         Elev: 126
      • Location given for GNIS #217963 (Acres Cemetery)

    The official website for Fresno County: www.co.fresno.ca.us/

    The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

    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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Acres Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7477, Longitude: -119.4740       In this case, the coordinates for the Acres Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.




 

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