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A visit to the Picayune Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Picayune Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   37.2105°   (37° 12' 37")

Lon:   -119.6935°   (-119° 41' 36")

The Picayune Cemetery is located in Madera County<2>.

The county seat for Madera County is located in Madera. Madera lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the Picayune Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Picayune Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fine Gold Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fine Gold Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fine Gold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fine Gold Cemetery is located in Madera County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7970 <5>
  • Walker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Madera County
  • Oakhill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakhill Cemetery
    • The Oakhill Cemetery is located in Madera County
    • 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>
  • North Fork Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Fork Cemetery is located in Madera County
  • Raymond Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Winchell Cove Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winchell Cove Cemetery
    • The Winchell Cove Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Winchell Cove Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Friant.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375588 <5>
  • Winchell Cove Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winchell Cove Cemetery
    • The Winchell Cove Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Winchell Cove Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Friant.
  • Auberry Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Auberry Cemetery
    • The Auberry Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • The Auberry Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Marshall Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7846 <5>
  • Big Sandy Rancheria Tribal Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Rock Cemetery is located in Mariposa County
  • Tollhouse Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Mariposa County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Academy Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Academy Cemetery
      • The Academy Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Mariposa Masonic Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mariposa Masonic Cemetery
      • The Mariposa Masonic Cemetery is located in Mariposa County
      • 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>
    • Clovis Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Arbor Vitae Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Watts Valley Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watts Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watts Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watts Valley Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Catheys Valley Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Catheys Valley Cemetery is located in Mariposa County
    • Gwin Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gwin Cemetery
      • The Gwin Cemetery is located in Merced County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gwin Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Le Grand.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2415806 <5>
    • Borden's Chinese Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Picayune Cemetery.

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

  • Coarsegold
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Yosemite Lakes Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Lakes Park
    • Yosemite Lakes Park is located in Madera County
    • Yosemite Lakes Park has also been known as:
    • Yosemite Lakes
  • O'Neals
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Oakhurst
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • North Fork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Wishon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishon
    • Wishon is located in Madera County
  • The Pines
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pines
    • The Pines is located in Madera County
  • Bass Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Knowles ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knowles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
    • Knowles is located in Madera County
  • Yosemite Forks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Forks
    • Yosemite Forks is located in Madera County
  • Raymond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Raymond is located in Madera County
  • Knowles Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Junction
    • Knowles Junction is located in Madera County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ahwahnee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Nipinnawasee ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipinnawasee
      • Nipinnawasee is located in Madera County
    • Millerton ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Madera County
    • Auberry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Friant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Prather
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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 Picayune Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madera County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Picayune 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 Picayune 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 Picayune Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #234457  (Picayune Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #234457 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: O'Neals
    • County: Madera         Elev: 653
    • Location given for GNIS #234457 (Picayune Cemetery)

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 Madera, 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 things 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 Picayune Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2105, Longitude: -119.6935       In this case, the coordinates for the Picayune Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<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.