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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 Enson (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 Enson. 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.

Enson is located in Tulare 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 Tulare County: Fresno, Inyo, Kern & Kings.

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

  • Tulare County     (The home county of Enson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Enson, with the one closest to Enson listed first.
    • Dinuba
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sultana
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Orosi
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cutler
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Orosi
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orosi
      • East Orosi is located in Tulare County
    • London
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
      • London is located in Tulare County
    • Yettem
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Traver
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Taurusa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taurusa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taurusa
      • Taurusa is located in Tulare County
    • Goshen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ivanhoe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chinowths Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinowths Corner
      • Chinowths Corner is located in Tulare County
  • Fresno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Enson, with the one closest to Enson listed first.
    • Reedley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Orange Cove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Parlier
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Kingsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Minkler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minkler
      • Minkler is located in Fresno County
    • Del Rey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
      • Del Rey is located in Fresno County
    • Selma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Fresno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <1>
    • Gravesboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesboro
      • Gravesboro is located in Fresno County
    • Yokuts
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sanger
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fowler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Dunlap
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Kings County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Enson, with the one closest to Enson listed first.
    • Hanford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hardwick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
      • Hardwick is located in Kings County
    • Home Garden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Garden
      • Home Garden is located in Kings County
    • Armona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hub
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Lemoore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Enson ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Enson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Enson, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Enson.

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 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 Enson:

Cemeteries Near Enson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Enson.

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

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

  • Smith Mtn. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • S D A Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 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
  • Reedley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kingsburg Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mendocino Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mendocino Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mendocino Cemetery
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
  • Squaw Valley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Sanger Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Floral Memorial Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • North Selma Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • West Selma Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Acres Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (42 more) ...
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Del Rey Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Del Rey Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1997625 <4>
    • Hazelton Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • 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

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

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

  • Tokay
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Orosi
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Reedley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Monson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Traver
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Taurusa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taurusa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taurusa
    • Taurusa is located in Tulare County
  • Selma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Fresno County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <1>
  • Goshen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Yokuts
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sanger
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Auckland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Visalia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Wildflower
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Fowler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Dunlap
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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

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

The official website for Tulare County: www.co.tulare.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Enson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Enson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5591, Longitude: -119.3751       In this case, the coordinates for Enson 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 Enson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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