A visit to the Picayune 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 Picayune Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Picayune Cemetery (FG ID #8266)
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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Picayune Cemetery
Lat: 37.2100° (37° 12' 36")
Lon: -119.6938° (-119° 41' 37")
The cemetery is located in Madera County<3>.
As an estimate, the Picayune Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Coarsegold.
The county seat for Madera County is located in Madera. Madera lies 26 miles [41.8 km] 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fine Gold Cemetery is located in Madera County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7970 <1>
- 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.<5> 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)
- 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.<5> 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)
- Winchell Cove Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Auberry Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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.<5> 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.<5> 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)
- Mariposa Masonic Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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.<5> 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.<5> 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)
- 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]<2> 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)
- 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)
- The Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Knowles
- From the Picayune Cemetery to Knowles
- Yosemite Forks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Raymond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ahwahnee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Knowles Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nipinnawasee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Millerton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- 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 like to start 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 Picayune Cemetery:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Madera 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 Picayune 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 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)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #8266
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 things 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 Picayune Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2100, Longitude: -119.6938 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |