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A visit to the Squaw Valley 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 Squaw Valley Cemetery ...

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

36.7269, -119.2376

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

The Squaw Valley Cemetery is located in Fresno County<2>.

The county seat for Fresno County is located in Fresno. Fresno lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the west of the Squaw Valley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Squaw Valley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Squaw Valley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hazelton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Hazelton Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton Cemetery
  • Hughes Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hughes Creek Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Creek Cemetery
  • Acres Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Acres Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acres Cemetery
  • Smith Mtn. Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Watts Valley Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Watts Valley Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Valley Cemetery
  • Sanger Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Reedley Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • S D A Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The S D A Cemetery is located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S D A Cemetery
  • Mendocino Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mendocino Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendocino Cemetery
  • Redbank Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • The Redbank Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Academy Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Academy Cemetery is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Tollhouse Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Del Rey Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Woodlake Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The Woodlake Cemetery is located in Tulare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Cemetery
      • The Woodlake Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Antelope Cemetery
      • Woodlake Public Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #601409 <5>
    • Floral Memorial Park
      (23 miles [37 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Kingsburg Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • West Selma Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 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>
    • Lone Oak Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Tulare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Squaw Valley Cemetery.

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

  • Yokuts
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dunlap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Orange Cove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Piedra
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Miramonte
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Gravesboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gravesboro is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesboro
  • Orosi
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • East Orosi
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • East Orosi is located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orosi
  • Pinehurst
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Minkler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Minkler is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minkler
  • Sultana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Reedley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Cutler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Badger
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dinuba
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wimp
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Wimp is located in Tulare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimp
    • Grant Grove Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Grant Grove Village is located in Tulare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Grove Village
    • Yettem
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hartland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hartland is located in Tulare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Sanger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Parlier
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hume
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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 Squaw Valley 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 Squaw Valley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Cutler
    • Cutler lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Squaw Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cutler.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
  • Del Rey
    • Del Rey lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Squaw Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Del Rey.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
  • Dinuba
    • Dinuba lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Squaw Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dinuba.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinuba
  • Orange Cove
  • Orosi
    • Orosi lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Squaw Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Orosi.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orosi
  • Parlier
  • Reedley
  • Sanger
  • Sultana
    • Sultana lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Squaw Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sultana.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sultana

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 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 Squaw Valley 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 Squaw Valley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #235325  (Squaw Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #235325 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: 481 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Tucker Mountain
      • Location given for Squaw Valley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.7268928     Lon: -119.2376177
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Squaw Valley 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.
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