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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 Elm View (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 Elm View. 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.

Name Variations for Elm View ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Elm View: Elm Vw.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Elm View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elm View.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 and doctors 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.

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

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

  • Fresno County     (The home county of Elm View)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elm View, with the one closest to Elm View listed first.
    • Caruthers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bowles
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowles is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles
    • Conejo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Conejo is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conejo
    • Easton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Raisin City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fowler
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Malaga
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Malaga is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malaga
    • Laton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Selma
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Selma is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <1>
    • Calwa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Calwa is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calwa
    • Lanare
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lanare is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanare
    • Burrel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Kings County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elm View, with the one closest to Elm View listed first.
    • Hardwick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Hardwick is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
    • Hub
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Hub is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub
    • Armona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lemoore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hanford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Home Garden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Home Garden is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Garden
    • Vanguard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Vanguard is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanguard
    • Stratford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Madera County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elm View, with the one closest to Elm View listed first.
    • La Vina
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • La Vina is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vina
    • Parkwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Parkwood is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
    • Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Parksdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Parksdale is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksdale
  • Tulare County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elm View, with the one closest to Elm View listed first.
    • Traver
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • London
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • London is located in Tulare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
    • Dinuba
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Goshen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sultana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Orosi
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Cutler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • East Orosi
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • East Orosi is located in Tulare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orosi
    • Yettem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Chinowths Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Chinowths Corner is located in Tulare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinowths Corner
    • Wimp
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Wimp is located in Tulare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimp
    • Tagus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Tagus is located in Tulare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tagus
    • Visalia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Elm View ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elm View.

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 Elm View - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Washington Colony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Raisin City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Oak Knoll Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • West Selma Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • North Selma Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Floral Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Kings River Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Del Rey Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Del Rey Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Del Rey.
    • The Del Rey Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Prairie Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1997625 <3>
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (36 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 Elm View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elm View.

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

  • Caruthers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wildflower
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wildflower is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildflower
  • Oleander
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Oleander is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
  • Easton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Riverdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lillis ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lillis is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillis
  • Fowler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Malaga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Malaga is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malaga
  • Selma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Selma is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <1>
  • Lone Star
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lone Star is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Hanford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fresno
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Muscatel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Muscatel is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatel
    • Sanger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Traver
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Elm View ...

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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elm View.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elm View, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elm View.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Elm View:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Elm View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Elm View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.