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A visit to the Mendocino 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 Mendocino Cemetery ...

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

36.6202, -119.5460

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

The Mendocino 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 northwest of the Mendocino Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mendocino Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Mendocino Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Del Rey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Floral Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Selma Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 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>
  • Reedley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sanger Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Kingsburg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 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>
  • S D A Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The S D A Cemetery is located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S D A Cemetery
  • Acres Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Acres Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acres Cemetery
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    • Smith Mtn. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Redbank Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Redbank Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank Cemetery
    • Washington Colony Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Washington Colony Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Colony Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Colony Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of Fresno.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8430 <5>
    • Hazelton Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hazelton Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton Cemetery
    • Kings River Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Knoll Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
    • Clovis Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Belmont Memorial Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery

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 Mendocino Cemetery.

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

  • Parlier
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Del Rey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Del Rey is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
  • Selma
    (4 miles [6.4 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>
  • Reedley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sanger
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kingsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fowler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Minkler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Minkler is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minkler
  • Lone Star
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone Star is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Dinuba
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Conejo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Conejo is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conejo
  • Traver
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • London
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • London is located in Tulare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
    • Malaga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Malaga is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malaga
    • Bowles
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Bowles is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles
    • Sultana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Orange Cove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Gravesboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Gravesboro is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesboro
    • Calwa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Calwa is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calwa
    • Easton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Tarpey Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Tarpey Village is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpey Village
    • Laton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cutler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Orosi
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Caruthers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • East Orosi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • East Orosi is located in Tulare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orosi
    • Piedra
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clovis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fresno
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Mendocino 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 Mendocino Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Clovis
  • Cutler
    • Cutler lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mendocino Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cutler.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
  • Del Rey
  • Dinuba
    • Dinuba lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mendocino Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dinuba.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinuba
  • Fowler
  • Fresno
  • Kingsburg
  • Laton
    • Laton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mendocino Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Laton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laton
  • Orange Cove
  • Orosi
    • Orosi lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mendocino Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Orosi.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orosi
  • Parlier
  • Reedley
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Continue List   (4 more)
    • Selma
      • Selma lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Mendocino Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selma.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Sultana
    • Traver
      • Traver lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Mendocino 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 Mendocino 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 Mendocino Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #228499  (Mendocino Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #228499 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: 104 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Selma
      • Location given for Mendocino Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.6202285     Lon: -119.5459633
      • 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- Mendocino 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.