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A visit to the San Joaquin Valley National 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 San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery (FG ID #109453).

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 San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery:

37.1144, -121.0806

The San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Santa Nella.

The cemetery is located in Merced County<3>.

The county seat for Merced County is located in Merced. Merced lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the east northeast of the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 16 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 San Joaquin Valley National 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 San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Delhi
    • Delhi lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delhi.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Dos Palos
    • Dos Palos lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dos Palos.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dos Palos
  • Gilroy
    • Gilroy lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gilroy.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
  • Gustine
    • Gustine lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gustine.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustine
  • Hilmar
    • Hilmar lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hilmar.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilmar
  • Hollister
  • Livingston
  • Los Banos
    • Los Banos lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Los Banos.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Banos
  • Newman
    • Newman lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newman.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
  • Patterson
  • Stevinson

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 San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Merced 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 San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #109453

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2059220  (San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2059220 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: San Benito
      • Est. Elev: 43 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Howard Ranch
      • Location given for San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.1874407     Lon: -121.0415919
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>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.
    <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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.