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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Corcoran (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Corcoran. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Corcoran is located in Kings County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kings County: Fresno, Kern, Monterey, San Luis Obispo & Tulare.

Below are the counties that are near Corcoran. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Corcoran:

  • Kings County     (The home county of Corcoran)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corcoran, with the one closest to Corcoran listed first.
    • Home Garden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Garden
      • Home Garden is located in Kings County
    • Stratford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Armona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lemoore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardwick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
      • Hardwick is located in Kings County
    • Kettleman City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Vanguard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanguard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanguard
      • Vanguard is located in Kings County
    • Millham City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millham City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millham City
      • Millham City is located in Kings County
    • Hub
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub
      • Hub is located in Kings County
  • Fresno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corcoran, with the one closest to Corcoran listed first.
    • Laton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Kingsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Riverdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Conejo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conejo
      • Conejo is located in Fresno County
    • Lanare
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanare
      • Lanare is located in Fresno County
    • Huron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Kern County
    • Delano
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tulare County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corcoran, with the one closest to Corcoran listed first.
    • Waukena
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tipton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Tulare
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulare
      • Tulare is located in Tulare County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,797 people
      • Tulare has also been known as:
      • Tulare City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulare <1>
    • Alpaugh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Tagus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tagus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tagus
      • Tagus is located in Tulare County
    • Pixley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Loma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
      • Loma is located in Tulare County
    • Allensworth ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Goshen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Tulare County
    • Chinowths Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinowths Corner
      • Chinowths Corner is located in Tulare County
    • Ambler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
      • Ambler is located in Tulare County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Corcoran, see our County-by-County Page for Corcoran.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Corcoran ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Corcoran.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Corcoran. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Corcoran and those printed in the larger area surrounding Corcoran.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Corcoran.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Corcoran:

Cemeteries Near Corcoran ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Corcoran.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Corcoran covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Corcoran, with the one closest to Corcoran listed first.

  • Corcoran Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Tipton - Pixley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Tulare Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tulare Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tulare Cemetery
  • Hanford Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Potters Field
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Sam Yup Chinese Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Santa Rosa Rancheria Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Santa Rosa Rancheria Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Lemoore.
    • The Santa Rosa Rancheria Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tachi Indian Cemetery
    • Tachi Yokut Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Rosa Rancheria Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152019 <4>
  • Grangeville Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Allensworth Historical Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lemoore Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Woodville Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Rhoads Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Visalia Public Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Visalia Public Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Visalia.
      • The Visalia Public Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Visalia Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Visalia Public Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #198468 <4>

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Corcoran in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Corcoran.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Corcoran, with the one closest to Corcoran listed first.

  • Tipton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Tulare
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulare
    • Tulare is located in Tulare County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,797 people
    • Tulare has also been known as:
    • Tulare City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulare <1>
  • Tagus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tagus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tagus
    • Tagus is located in Tulare County
  • Hanford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Pixley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Goshen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Woodville is located in Tulare County
  • Visalia
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Poplar
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
    • Poplar is located in Tulare County
    • Poplar has also been known as:
    • Poplar - Cotton Center
  • Farmersville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Lillis ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillis
    • Lillis is located in Fresno County
  • Traver
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Lindsay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Exeter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wildflower
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildflower have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildflower
      • Wildflower is located in Fresno County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Corcoran. See our List of 1890's Communities around Corcoran.

The official website for Corcoran: www.cityofcorcoran.com/

The official website for Kings County: www.countyofkings.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Corcoran) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Corcoran. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0981, Longitude: -119.5637    
<4>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.
<5>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Corcoran, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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