Nearest Communities to El Portal,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to El Portal, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for El Portal:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from El Portal.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
El Portal is located in Mariposa County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mariposa County: Madera, Merced, Mono, Stanislaus & Tuolumne.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 72 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of El Portal. Of these communities, 30 are located in counties other than Mariposa 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 El Portal (which is Mariposa 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 El Portal
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Mariposa County (where El Portal resides)
- County Website: www.mariposacounty.org/
- County Seat for Mariposa: Mariposa
- Note: The eastern boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of California
- Mariposa County
- From Family Search:
- State of California
- Mariposa County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of California
- Mariposa County
- Nearest Communities to El Portal ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from El Portal.
- Buena Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Mariposa County
- Foresta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Yosemite West
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite West
- Yosemite West is located in Mariposa County
- Incline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Hite Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Clearing House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearing House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearing House
- Clearing House is located in Mariposa County
- Jerseydale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
- Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
- Yosemite Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Valley
- Yosemite Valley is located in Mariposa County
- Yosemite Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Village
- Yosemite Village is located in Mariposa County
- Darrah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrah
- Darrah is located in Mariposa County
- North Wawona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wawona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wawona
- North Wawona is located in Mariposa County
- Wawona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawona
- Wawona is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wawona <4>
- Continue List (30 more) ...
- Briceburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Midpines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midpines
- Midpines is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midpines <4>
- Curry Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Village
- Curry Village is located in Mariposa County
- South Wawona ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wawona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wawona
- South Wawona is located in Mariposa County
- Elliott Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Corner
- Elliott Corner is located in Mariposa County
- Ponderosa Basin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponderosa Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Basin
- Ponderosa Basin is located in Mariposa County
- Bootjack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
- Bootjack is located in Mariposa County
- Big Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Fish Camp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Camp
- Fish Camp is located in Mariposa County
- Former name for Fish Camp:
- Summerdale
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fish Camp <4>
- Mariposa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariposa
- Mariposa is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mariposa <4>
- Mormon Bar ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mormon Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Bar
- Mormon Bar is located in Mariposa County
- Buck Meadows
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Meadows
- Buck Meadows is located in Mariposa County
- Agua Fria ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Mount Bullion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
- Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
- Bagby ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Bear Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
- Dogtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Ragby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Bridgeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Mariposa County
- Las Mariposas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Mariposas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Mariposas
- Las Mariposas is located in Mariposa County
- Split Rock Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Split Rock Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock Ferry
- Split Rock Ferry is located in Mariposa County
- Coulterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
- Coulterville is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coulterville <4>
- Newtown ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Ben Hur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Catheys Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catheys Valley
- Catheys Valley is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catheys Valley <4>
- Hornitos
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornitos
- Hornitos is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornitos <4>
- Indian Gulch ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Gulch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gulch
- Indian Gulch is located in Mariposa County
- Barrett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Granite Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Springs
- Granite Springs is located in Mariposa County
- Blanchard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Briceburg
- Madera County
- County Website: www.madera-county.com/
- County Seat for Madera: Madera
- Note: The eastern boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of California
- Madera County
- From Family Search:
- State of California
- Madera County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of California
- Madera County
- Nearest Communities to El Portal ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from El Portal.
- Sugar Pine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Pine
- Sugar Pine is located in Madera County
- Nipinnawasee ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipinnawasee
- Nipinnawasee is located in Madera County
- Ahwahnee Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ahwahnee Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahwahnee Estates
- Ahwahnee Estates is located in Madera County
- Ahwahnee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahwahnee
- Ahwahnee is located in Madera County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ahwahnee <4>
- Yosemite Forks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Forks
- Yosemite Forks is located in Madera County
- Bailey Flats ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Flats
- Bailey Flats is located in Madera County
- Grub Gulch ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grub Gulch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Gulch
- Grub Gulch is located in Madera County
- Oakhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Oakhurst is located in Madera County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakhurst <4>
- Old Corral
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Corral have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Corral
- Old Corral is located in Madera County
- Bass Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- Bass Lake is located in Madera County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bass Lake <4>
- Central Camp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Camp
- Central Camp is located in Madera County
- The Pines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pines
- The Pines is located in Madera County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Coarsegold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coarsegold
- Coarsegold is located in Madera County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coarsegold <4>
- Wishon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishon
- Wishon is located in Madera County
- Hemlock Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Crossing
- Hemlock Crossing is located in Madera County
- Fresno Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresno Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno Crossing
- Fresno Crossing is located in Madera County
- Coarsegold
- Tuolumne County
- County Website: www.tuolumnecounty.ca.gov
- County Seat for Tuolumne: Sonora
- Note: The eastern boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of California
- Tuolumne County
- From Family Search:
- State of California
- Tuolumne County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of California
- Tuolumne County
- Nearest Communities to El Portal ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from El Portal.
- Aspen Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspen Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Valley
- Aspen Valley is located in Tuolumne County
- Sequoia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Harden Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harden Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden Flat
- Harden Flat is located in Tuolumne County
- Mather
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - White Wolf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wolf
- White Wolf is located in Tuolumne County
- Colfax Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Spring
- Colfax Spring is located in Tuolumne County
- Femmons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Second Garrotte ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Second Garrotte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Garrotte
- Second Garrotte is located in Tuolumne County
- Groveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Groveland is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveland <4>
- Buchanan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Big Oak Flat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak Flat
- Big Oak Flat is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Oak Flat <4>
- Deadwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Priest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Moccasin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Moccasin is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moccasin <4>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- El Portal) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in El Portal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6755, Longitude: -119.7825 |
| <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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |