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A visit to the Gwin 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 Gwin Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gwin Cemetery (FG ID #2415806)

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 Gwin Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   37.2697°   (37° 16' 10")

Lon:   -120.1820°   (-120° 10' 55")

The cemetery is located in Merced County<3>.

As an estimate, the Gwin Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Le Grand.

The county seat for Merced County is located in Merced. Merced lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west of the Gwin Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Gwin Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Helm - Turner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helm - Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helm - Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Helm - Turner Cemetery is located in Merced County
  • Pate Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pate Cemetery is located in Mariposa County
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Rock Cemetery is located in Mariposa County
  • Santa Cruz Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Cruz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Cruz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Santa Cruz Cemetery is located in Mariposa County
  • Catheys Valley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catheys Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catheys Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Catheys Valley Cemetery is located in Mariposa County
  • Chowchilla Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Raymond Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Merced County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Merced County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Merced.
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    • Calvary Merced Cemetery District
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Calvary Cemetery (located 56 miles to the north).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7873 <1>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Mariposa County
  • Mariposa Masonic Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Ivett Ranch Family Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Gwin Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gwin 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 Gwin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Merced County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Gwin Cemetery:

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 Gwin Cemetery:

The official website for Merced County: www.co.merced.ca.us/

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

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>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gwin Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2697, Longitude: -120.1820    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Merced, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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