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A visit to the Pate 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 Pate Cemetery ...

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

37.3502, -120.1796

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

The Pate Cemetery is located in Mariposa County<2>.

The county seat for Mariposa County is located in Mariposa. Mariposa lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Pate Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pate Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Pate Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gwin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Gwin Cemetery is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gwin Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Le Grand.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2415806 <5>
  • Santa Cruz Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Santa Cruz Cemetery is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz Cemetery
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The White Rock Cemetery is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
  • Catheys Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Helm - Turner Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Helm - Turner Cemetery is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm - Turner Cemetery
  • Mariposa Masonic Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mariposa Masonic Cemetery is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariposa Masonic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mariposa Masonic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mariposa.
    • The Mariposa Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Masonic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2205021 <5>
  • Ivett Ranch Family Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • 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 <5>
  • Raymond Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Snelling Pioneer Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Chowchilla Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Chowchilla Cemetery is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chowchilla Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chowchilla Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Chowchilla.
      • The Chowchilla Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Chowchilla District Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7906 <5>
    • Hopeton Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hopeton Cemetery is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton Cemetery
    • Winton Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • The Winton Cemetery is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Winton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Winton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8453 <5>
    • Coulterville Public Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Sturdevant Ranch Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Granite Spring Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Arbor Vitae Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Picayune Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • The Picayune Cemetery is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Picayune Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Coarsegold.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8266 <5>
    • Oakhill Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • The Oakhill Cemetery is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakhill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Oakhurst.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144547 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pate Cemetery.

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

  • Catheys Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Planada
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Le Grand
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hornitos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Tuttle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Tuttle is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
  • Plainsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Plainsburg is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
  • Athlone
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Athlone is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
  • Mount Bullion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
  • Merced Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Merced Falls is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced Falls
  • Mariposa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bear Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Chowchilla
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Merced
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Raymond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Raymond is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Bootjack
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bootjack is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
    • Knowles Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Knowles Junction is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Junction
    • Bagby ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Bagby is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagby
    • Snelling
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Knowles ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Knowles is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
    • Midpines
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Amsterdam
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Amsterdam is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
    • Berenda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Berenda is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berenda
    • Fluhr
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Fluhr is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluhr

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 Pate Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mariposa County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Pate Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Mariposa 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 Pate Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #230395  (Pate Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #230395 has been 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:
      • Class: cemetery
      • Map Name: Owens Reservoir
      • County: Mariposa
      • Elev: 192 (in feet)
      • Location given for Pate Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.3502186     Lon: -120.1796228
      • 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 Mariposa, 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- Pate 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.