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Introduction ...

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

We've added Grub Gulch to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Grub Gulch, 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 Grub Gulch (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 Grub Gulch. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Grub Gulch is historic, it would have been located within present day Madera 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 Madera County: Fresno, Mariposa, Merced & Mono.

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

  • Madera County     (The home county of Grub Gulch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grub Gulch, with the one closest to Grub Gulch listed first.
    • Ahwahnee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nipinnawasee ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipinnawasee
      • Nipinnawasee is located in Madera County
    • Coarsegold
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakhurst
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Yosemite Forks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Forks
      • Yosemite Forks is located in Madera County
    • Yosemite Lakes Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Lakes Park
      • Yosemite Lakes Park is located in Madera County
      • Yosemite Lakes Park has also been known as:
      • Yosemite Lakes
    • Knowles ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knowles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
      • Knowles is located in Madera County
    • Raymond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Madera County
    • Bass Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Pines
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pines
      • The Pines is located in Madera County
    • Knowles Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Junction
      • Knowles Junction is located in Madera County
    • Wishon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishon
      • Wishon is located in Madera County
    • O'Neals
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Fresno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grub Gulch, with the one closest to Grub Gulch listed first.
    • Friant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Auberry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Prather
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
      • Meadow Lakes is located in Fresno County
    • Dora Belle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Belle
      • Dora Belle is located in Fresno County
    • Pineridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
      • Pineridge is located in Fresno County
    • Big Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
      • Big Creek is located in Fresno County
      • Former names for Big Creek:
      • Big Creek Flats
      • Cascada
      • Manzanita Park
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Creek <2>
    • Gordon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Fresno County
    • Shaver Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tollhouse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntington Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Mariposa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grub Gulch, with the one closest to Grub Gulch listed first.
    • Bootjack
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
      • Bootjack is located in Mariposa County
    • Fish Camp
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Darrah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrah
      • Darrah is located in Mariposa County
    • Wawona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mariposa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jerseydale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
      • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
    • Midpines
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Bullion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
      • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
    • Catheys Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Yosemite West
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite West
      • Yosemite West is located in Mariposa County
    • El Portal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bear Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
      • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
    • Bagby ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bagby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagby
      • Bagby is located in Mariposa County
  • Merced County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grub Gulch, with the one closest to Grub Gulch listed first.
    • Le Grand
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Planada
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Grub Gulch ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grub Gulch.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grub Gulch, 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 Grub Gulch.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Grub Gulch:

Cemeteries Near Grub Gulch ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grub Gulch.

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

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

  • Oakhill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Picayune Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Picayune Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Picayune Cemetery
  • Fine Gold Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fine Gold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fine Gold Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7970 <6>
  • Walker Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
  • Raymond Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Rock Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • North Fork Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Fork Cemetery
  • Mariposa Masonic Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Mariposa Masonic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2205021 <6>
  • Catheys Valley Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catheys Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catheys Valley Cemetery
  • Pate Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pate Cemetery
  • Winchell Cove Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (7 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.

Grub Gulch itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 159 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Knowles ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knowles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
    • Knowles is located in Madera County
  • Raymond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Raymond is located in Madera County
  • Ben Hur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Hur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
    • Ben Hur is located in Mariposa County
  • Wawona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mariposa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jerseydale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
    • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
  • Mount Bullion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
    • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
  • Auberry
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Bear Valley
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
    • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
  • Hornitos
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sentinel ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sentinel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
    • Sentinel is located in Fresno County
  • Tollhouse
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

The official website for Madera County: www.madera-county.com/

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 Grub Gulch, 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>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grub Gulch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grub Gulch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3247, Longitude: -119.7707       In this case, the coordinates for Grub Gulch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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