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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 Fresno Crossing (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 Crossing. 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 Fresno Crossing ...

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 Fresno Crossing: Fresno Xing.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Fresno Crossing is located in Madera 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 Madera County: Fresno, Mariposa, Merced & Mono.

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

  • Madera County     (The home county of Fresno Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fresno Crossing, with the one closest to Fresno Crossing listed first.
    • Yosemite Lakes Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Yosemite Lakes Park is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Lakes Park
      • Yosemite Lakes Park has also been known as:
      • Yosemite Lakes
    • Coarsegold
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Knowles ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Knowles is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
    • Knowles Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Knowles Junction is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Junction
    • Raymond
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Raymond is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • O'Neals
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ahwahnee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Oakhurst
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Nipinnawasee ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Nipinnawasee is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipinnawasee
    • Yosemite Forks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Yosemite Forks is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Forks
    • Bass Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wishon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Wishon is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishon
    • The Pines
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pines is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pines
  • Fresno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fresno Crossing, with the one closest to Fresno Crossing listed first.
    • Friant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Auberry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Prather
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Lakes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadow Lakes is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
    • Gordon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Gordon is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Sentinel ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sentinel is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
    • Pineridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pineridge is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
    • Tollhouse
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dora Belle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Dora Belle is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Belle
    • Shaver Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Pinedale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Clovis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Herndon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Herndon is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Mariposa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fresno Crossing, with the one closest to Fresno Crossing listed first.
    • Bootjack
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Bootjack is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
    • Fish Camp
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Darrah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Darrah is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrah
    • Mariposa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wawona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jerseydale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
    • Midpines
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Catheys Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Bullion
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
    • Yosemite West
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Yosemite West is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite West
    • Bear Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
    • El Portal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Merced County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fresno Crossing, with the one closest to Fresno Crossing listed first.
    • Le Grand
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Plainsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Plainsburg is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
    • Planada
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Fresno Crossing ...

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

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 Fresno Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Picayune Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Raymond Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Fine Gold Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Oakhill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • North Fork Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Winchell Cove Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Winchell Cove Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchell Cove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Winchell Cove Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Friant.
  • Auberry Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Sandy Rancheria Tribal Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mariposa Masonic Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariposa Masonic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mariposa Masonic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mariposa.
      • The Mariposa Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Masonic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2205021 <3>
    • Gwin Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Catheys Valley Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Knowles ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Knowles is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
  • Grub Gulch ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Grub Gulch is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Gulch
  • Raymond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Raymond is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Ben Hur
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ben Hur is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
  • Auberry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Mariposa
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wawona
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jerseydale
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
  • Mount Bullion
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
  • Sentinel ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sentinel is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
  • Tollhouse
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Letcher ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Letcher is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
  • Herndon
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Herndon is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Bear Valley
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley

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

Newspapers Published in Fresno Crossing ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fresno Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fresno Crossing, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fresno Crossing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Crossing:

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 '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- Fresno Crossing) 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 Fresno Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.