A visit to the Los Banos 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 Los Banos Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Los Banos Cemetery (FG ID #8133)
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 Los Banos Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Los Banos Cemetery
Lat: 37.0470° (37° 2' 49")
Lon: -120.8547° (-120° 51' 16")
The cemetery is located in Merced County<2>.
As an estimate, the Los Banos Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Los Banos.
Adjacent to the Los Banos Cemetery and just to the north is the Calvary Cemetery.
The county seat for Merced County is located in Merced. Merced lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the northeast of the Los Banos Cemetery .
Name Variations for Los Banos 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.
Los Banos Cemetery has also been known as:
- Los Banos District 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 11 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Los Banos Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Los Banos Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dos Palos Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stevinson Sunnyside Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevinson Sunnyside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevinson Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stevinson Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Merced County
- Hills Ferry Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Hilmar Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Hilmar Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Hilmar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The South Hilmar Cemetery is located in Merced County
- North Hilmar Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Winton Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Turlock Memorial Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Los Banos Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Los Banos Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Abbato ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abbato. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbato
- Abbato is located in Merced County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Abbato
- From the Los Banos Cemetery to Abbato
- Los Banos
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Trent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Volta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Nella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Santa Nella Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Dos Palos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dos Palos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oro Loma ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Rita Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gustine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stevinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Newman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- El Nido
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mercey Hot Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Livingston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hilmar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
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 Los Banos 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 Los Banos Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atwater
- Delhi
- Dos Palos
- Firebaugh
- Gustine
- Hilmar
- Livingston
- Los Banos
- Merced
- Newman
- Stevinson
- Winton
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 professional and volunteer 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 Los Banos Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Merced 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 Los Banos Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Los Banos Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #227658 (Los Banos Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #227658 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: Los Banos
- County: Merced Elev: 39
- Location given for GNIS #227658 (Los Banos Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #8133
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | 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. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Los Banos Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0470, Longitude: -120.8547 |
<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> | 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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