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Nearest Communities to Chowchilla,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Chowchilla, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Chowchilla:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Chowchilla.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Chowchilla is located in Madera County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madera County: Fresno, Mariposa, Merced & Mono.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 129 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Chowchilla. Of these communities, 76 are located in counties other than Madera County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Chowchilla (which is Madera County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Chowchilla

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Madera County   (where Chowchilla resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.maderacounty.com/
    • County Seat for Madera:   Madera
    • Note: The eastern boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Chowchilla   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Chowchilla.
      • Minturn
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Minturn is also located in Madera County
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      • Sierra Vista
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Sierra Vista is also located in Madera County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
      • Califa ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Califa was located in Madera County
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      • Fairmead
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Fairmead is also located in Madera County
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      • Ash ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Ash was located in Madera County
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      • Ovejo ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Ovejo was located in Madera County
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      • Tyler ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Tyler was located in Madera County
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      • Medano ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Medano was located in Madera County
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      • Tillman ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Tillman was located in Madera County
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      • Sharon
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Sharon is also located in Madera County
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      • Dairyland
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Dairyland is also located in Madera County
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      • Berenda
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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        • Lincoln ‑ Historic
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Lincoln was located in Madera County
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        • Plains ‑ Historic
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Plains was located in Madera County
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        • Kismet
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Kismet is also located in Madera County
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        • Notarb
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Notarb is also located in Madera County
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        • Bonita
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Bonita is also located in Madera County
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        • Madera Acres
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Madera Country Club Estates
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Madera Highlands
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Madera Highlands is also located in Madera County
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        • Talbot ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Talbot was located in Madera County
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        • Valley Lake Ranchos
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Valley Lake Ranchos is also located in Madera County
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        • Daulton
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Daulton is also located in Madera County
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        • Lake Madera Country Estates
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Italian Swiss Colony
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Italian Swiss Colony is also located in Madera County
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        • Madera
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Storey
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Storey is also located in Madera County
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        • Jesbel ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Jesbel was located in Madera County
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        • River Road Estates
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • River Road Estates is also located in Madera County
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        • Borden
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Borden is also located in Madera County
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        • La Vina
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Parksdale
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Parkwood
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Knowles Junction
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Raymond
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Lankershim ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Lankershim was located in Madera County
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        • Hillside ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Hillside was located in Madera County
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        • Irrigosa
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Irrigosa is also located in Madera County
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        • Ripperdan
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Ripperdan is also located in Madera County
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        • Trigo
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Trigo is also located in Madera County
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        • Knowles ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Bonadelle Ranchos
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Bonadelle Ranchos is also located in Madera County
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        • Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Gregg
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Gregg is also located in Madera County
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        • Madera Ranchos
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Madera Ranchos is also located in Madera County
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        • Yosemite Lakes Park
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Fresno Crossing
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Fresno Crossing is also located in Madera County
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        • Indian Springs
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Indian Springs is also located in Madera County
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        • Bailey Flats ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Bailey Flats was located in Madera County
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        • Rolling Hills
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Rolling Hills is also located in Madera County
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        • Sumner Hill
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Sumner Hill is also located in Madera County
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        • Grub Gulch ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Grub Gulch was located in Madera County
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        • San Joaquin River Estates
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fresno County
    • County Website:   https://www.fresnocountyca.gov/
    • County Seat for Fresno:   Fresno
    • Note: The eastern boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Chowchilla   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Chowchilla.
      • Firebaugh
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Oxalis
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Oxalis is located in Fresno County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxalis
      • Benito
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cromir
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Cromir is located in Fresno County
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      • Arbios
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Arbios is located in Fresno County
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      • Broadview Farms
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Broadview Farms is located in Fresno County
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      • Biola
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mendota
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Barstow
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Barstow is located in Fresno County
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      • Dickerson ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Dickerson was located in Fresno County
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      • Ingle
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Ingle is located in Fresno County
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      • Jamesan
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Jamesan is located in Fresno County
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        • Herndon
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Raco
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Oro Loma ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Fresno Beach ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Fresno Beach was located in Fresno County
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        • Highway City
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Highway City is located in Fresno County
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        • Kerman
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Riverview ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Riverview was located in Fresno County
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        • Sierra Sky Park
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Sierra Sky Park is located in Fresno County
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        • Biola Junction
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Biola Junction is located in Fresno County
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        • Figarden
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Figarden is located in Fresno County
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        • Floyd
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Rugg ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Rugg was located in Fresno County
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  • Mariposa County
  • Merced County

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chowchilla) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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