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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Dos Palos Y (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 Dos Palos Y. 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 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.

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 north 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.

Dos Palos Y is located in Merced County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Merced County: Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, San Benito, Santa Clara & Stanislaus.

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

  • Merced County     (The home county of Dos Palos Y)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dos Palos Y, with the one closest to Dos Palos Y listed first.
    • Santa Rita Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Dos Palos
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • South Dos Palos
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • El Nido
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Abbato ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Abbato is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbato
    • Los Banos
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Trent
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Trent is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent
    • Volta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Volta is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volta
    • Athlone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Athlone is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
    • Merced
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Atwater
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Fluhr
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Fluhr is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluhr
    • Plainsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Plainsburg is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
  • Fresno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dos Palos Y, with the one closest to Dos Palos Y listed first.
    • Oro Loma ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Oro Loma is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Loma
    • Firebaugh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Benito
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Benito is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benito
    • Mendota
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mercey Hot Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mercey Hot Springs is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercey Hot Springs
      • Former name for Mercey Hot Springs:
      • Mercy Hot Springs
  • Madera County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dos Palos Y, with the one closest to Dos Palos Y listed first.
    • Lincoln ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lincoln is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Chowchilla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Berenda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Berenda is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berenda
    • La Vina
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • La Vina is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vina
  • Stanislaus County
    • Newman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Newman is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,702 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Dos Palos Y ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dos Palos Y.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Dos Palos Y - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Dos Palos Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located in Los Banos.
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Calvary Cemetery (located 87 miles to the north).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7876 <2>
  • Los Banos Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Banos Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Los Banos Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Los Banos.
    • The Los Banos Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Los Banos District Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8133 <2>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Merced.
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    • Calvary Merced Cemetery District
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Calvary Cemetery (located 56 miles to the north).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7873 <2>
  • Chowchilla Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chowchilla Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chowchilla Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Chowchilla.
    • The Chowchilla Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Chowchilla District Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7906 <2>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Winton Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Winton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Winton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8453 <2>
  • Helm - Turner Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Stevinson Sunnyside Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • South Hilmar Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...

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.<4>

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

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

  • Dos Palos
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Los Banos
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Firebaugh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Volta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Volta is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volta
  • Athlone
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Athlone is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
  • Merced
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Ingomar
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ingomar is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
  • Plainsburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Plainsburg is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
  • Atwater
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Linora ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Linora is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linora
    • Arena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Arena is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
    • Livingston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Gustine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Delhi
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Newman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Newman is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,702 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Dos Palos Y ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dos Palos Y.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dos Palos Y, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dos Palos Y.

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 Dos Palos Y:

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 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.
<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- Dos Palos Y) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Dos Palos Y, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.