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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Fresno City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fresno City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fresno City, please Contact Us.

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 Fresno City (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 Fresno City. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Fresno City is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Fresno City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fresno City:

  • Fresno County     (The home county of Fresno City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fresno City, with the one closest to Fresno City listed first.
    • Tranquillity
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • San Joaquin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mendota
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cantua Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kerman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Helm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Benito
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benito
      • Benito is located in Fresno County
    • Giffen Cantua Ranch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giffen Cantua Ranch
      • Giffen Cantua Ranch is located in Fresno County
    • Panoche Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panoche Junction
      • Panoche Junction is located in Fresno County
    • Floyd
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
      • Floyd is located in Fresno County
    • Biola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rolinda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolinda
      • Rolinda is located in Fresno County
    • Firebaugh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kings County
    • Hub
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub
      • Hub is located in Kings County
  • Madera County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fresno City, with the one closest to Fresno City listed first.
    • La Vina
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vina
      • La Vina is located in Madera County
    • Parkwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
      • Parkwood is located in Madera County
    • Madera
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Parksdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksdale
      • Parksdale is located in Madera County
    • Lincoln ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Madera County
    • Berenda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berenda
      • Berenda is located in Madera County
    • Madera Acres
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madera Acres
      • Madera Acres is located in Madera County
    • Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Merced County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fresno City, with the one closest to Fresno City listed first.
    • Dos Palos
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • South Dos Palos
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • San Benito County
    • New Idria ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Idria
      • New Idria is located in San Benito County
      • New Idria has also been known as:
      • Idria

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

Cemeteries Near Fresno City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fresno City.

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

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

  • Bethany Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Raisin City Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Fresno Memorial Gardens
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fresno Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fresno Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Borden's Chinese Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Arbor Vitae Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Belmont Memorial Park
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Ararat Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Fresno County Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)

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.

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

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

  • La Vina
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vina
    • La Vina is located in Madera County
  • Firebaugh
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Herndon
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Herndon is located in Fresno County
  • Muscatel
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatel
    • Muscatel is located in Fresno County
  • Caruthers
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Easton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Riverdale
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • New Idria ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Idria
    • New Idria is located in San Benito County
    • New Idria has also been known as:
    • Idria
  • Oleander
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oleander have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
    • Oleander is located in Fresno County
  • Fresno
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Malaga
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malaga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malaga
    • Malaga is located in Fresno County

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

Newspapers Published in Fresno City ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fresno City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fresno City, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fresno City.

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 Fresno City:

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

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Fresno City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fresno City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fresno City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6611, Longitude: -120.2610       In this case, the coordinates for Fresno City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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