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A visit to the Washington Colony 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 Washington Colony Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Washington Colony Cemetery (FG ID #8430).

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 Washington Colony Cemetery ...

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

36.6291, -119.7899

The Washington Colony Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south of Fresno.

The cemetery is located in Fresno County<3>.

The county seat for Fresno County is located in Fresno. Fresno lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the north of the Washington Colony Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Washington Colony Cemetery.

Establishment of the Washington Colony Cemetery ...

The Washington Colony Cemetery was established in 1938.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Washington Colony Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Washington Colony Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Washington Colony 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 Washington Colony Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fresno County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Clovis
    • Clovis lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Washington Colony Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clovis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovis
  • Del Rey
  • Fowler
  • Fresno
    • Fresno lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the North (N) of the Washington Colony Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fresno.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
  • Laton
    • Laton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Washington Colony Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Laton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laton
  • Parlier
  • Riverdale
  • Sanger
    • Sanger lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Washington Colony Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sanger.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
  • Selma
    • Selma lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Washington Colony Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selma.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Washington Colony 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 Washington Colony Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #8430

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #237271  (Washington Colony Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #237271 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: 84 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fresno South
      • Location given for Washington Colony Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.6293938     Lon: -119.7895859
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Washington Colony 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 Fresno, 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.