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 Harden Flat (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 Harden Flat. 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 Harden Flat ...
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 Harden Flat: Harden Flt.
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 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.
Harden Flat is located in Tuolumne 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 Tuolumne County: Alpine, Calaveras, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono & Stanislaus.
Below are the counties that are near Harden Flat. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harden Flat:
- Tuolumne County (The home county of Harden Flat)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harden Flat, with the one closest to Harden Flat listed first.
- Mather
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mather is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Groveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Big Oak Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tuolumne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tuolumne City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tuolumne City is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuolumne City
- Tuolumne Rancheria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tuolumne Rancheria is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuolumne Rancheria
- Moccasin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Rock Lodge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Rock Lodge is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock Lodge
- Long Barn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mi-Wuk Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mono Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mono Vista is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Vista
- Jacksonville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Madera County
- Nipinnawasee ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nipinnawasee is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipinnawasee
- Mariposa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harden Flat, with the one closest to Harden Flat listed first.
- El Portal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dogtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Coulterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yosemite West
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yosemite West is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite West
- Jerseydale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
- Bagby ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bagby is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagby
- Midpines
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Yosemite Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Yosemite Valley is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Valley
- Yosemite Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Yosemite Village is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Village
- Bear Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Curry Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Curry Village is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Village
- Darrah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Darrah is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrah
- Merced County
- Merced Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Merced Falls is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced Falls
- Stanislaus County
- La Grange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harden Flat, see our County-by-County Page for Harden Flat.
Cemeteries Near Harden Flat ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harden Flat.
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 Harden Flat - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harden Flat covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harden Flat, with the one closest to Harden Flat listed first.
- Coulterville Public Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherokee Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Tuolumne.
- The Cherokee Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arastraville Cemetery
- Cherokee Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216200 <2>
- Carter's Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carter's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Tuolumne.
- The Carter's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tuolumne City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1103592 <2>
- Tuolumne Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Granite Spring Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sturdevant Ranch Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mariposa Masonic Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- 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 <2>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Catheys Valley Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Catholic Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Shadow Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Jewish Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Masonic Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sonora City Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 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 Harden Flat in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harden Flat.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harden Flat, with the one closest to Harden Flat listed first.
- Sequoia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sequoia is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequoia
- Coulterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Big Oak Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jerseydale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
- Tuolumne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Mount Bullion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
- Mariposa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Soulsbyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wawona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hornitos
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sonora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chinese Camp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harden Flat. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harden Flat.
Newspapers Published in Harden Flat ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harden Flat.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harden Flat, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harden Flat.
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 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 Harden Flat:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Tuolumne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Madera County
- Mariposa County
- Merced County
- Stanislaus County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Harden Flat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Harden Flat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |