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A visit to the Del Rey Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Del Rey Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Del Rey Cemetery (FG ID #1997625).

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 Del Rey Cemetery ...

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

36.6615, -119.6110

The Del Rey Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Del Rey.

The cemetery is located in Fresno County<2>.

The county seat for Fresno County is located in Fresno. Fresno lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Del Rey Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Del Rey Cemetery.

Name Variations for Del Rey Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Del Rey Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Prairie Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Del Rey Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Del Rey Cemetery.

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

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 Del Rey 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 Del Rey Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Clovis
    • Clovis lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Del Rey Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clovis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovis
  • Del Rey
  • Dinuba
    • Dinuba lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Del Rey Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dinuba.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinuba
  • Fowler
    • Fowler lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Del Rey Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fowler.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fresno
  • Kingsburg
  • Laton
    • Laton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Del Rey Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Laton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laton
  • Orange Cove
  • Parlier
  • Reedley
  • Sanger
  • Selma
  • Traver
    • Traver lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Del Rey Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Traver.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traver

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Del Rey 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 Del Rey Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1997625

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #231022  (Prairie Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #231022 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: 102 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sanger
      • Location given for Prairie Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.6613393     Lon: -119.6106893
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Del Rey 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.