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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 Crabtree (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 Crabtree. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Crabtree is located in Fresno 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 Fresno County: Inyo, Kings, Madera, Merced, Mono, San Benito & Tulare.

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

  • Fresno County     (The home county of Crabtree)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
    • Dunlap
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hume
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Miramonte
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pinehurst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Yokuts
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bretz Mill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretz Mill
      • Bretz Mill is located in Fresno County
    • Piedra
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Gravesboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesboro
      • Gravesboro is located in Fresno County
    • Orange Cove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Tollhouse
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pineridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
      • Pineridge is located in Fresno County
    • Minkler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minkler
      • Minkler is located in Fresno County
    • Dora Belle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Belle
      • Dora Belle is located in Fresno County
  • Nevada County
    • Cedar Crest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
      • Cedar Crest is located in Nevada County
  • Tulare County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
    • Grant Grove Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Grove Village
      • Grant Grove Village is located in Tulare County
    • Badger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hartland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Tulare County
    • Stony Creek Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek Village
      • Stony Creek Village is located in Tulare County
    • East Orosi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orosi
      • East Orosi is located in Tulare County
    • Orosi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Advance ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
      • Advance is located in Tulare County
    • Cutler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sultana
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Yettem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Dinuba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kaweah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Three Rivers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Crabtree ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crabtree.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crabtree, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crabtree.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 information is open to everyone.

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

Cemeteries Near Crabtree ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crabtree.

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 Crabtree covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Squaw Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Squaw Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Squaw Valley Cemetery
  • Watts Valley Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watts Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watts Valley Cemetery
  • Hughes Creek Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Creek Cemetery
  • Hazelton Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazelton Cemetery
  • Tollhouse Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Acres Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Acres Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acres Cemetery
  • Sanger Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Smith Mtn. Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Academy Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Big Sandy Rancheria Tribal Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Reedley Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Redbank Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redbank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redbank Cemetery
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • S D A Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the S D A Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the S D A Cemetery
    • Auberry Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery

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 Crabtree in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crabtree.

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

  • Dunlap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Yokuts
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Auckland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auckland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auckland
    • Auckland is located in Tulare County
  • Tollhouse
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Orosi
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Sentinel ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sentinel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
    • Sentinel is located in Fresno County
  • Advance ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
    • Advance is located in Tulare County
  • Letcher ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
    • Letcher is located in Fresno County
  • Tokay
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tokay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokay
    • Tokay is located in Tulare County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Reedley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sanger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Monson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
      • Monson is located in Tulare County
    • Kaweah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Auberry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Three Rivers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crabtree. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fresno County: www.co.fresno.ca.us/

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crabtree) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crabtree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8436, Longitude: -119.0898       In this case, the coordinates for Crabtree have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Crabtree, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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