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Introduction ...

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

We've added Hillside to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hillside, 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 Hillside (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 Hillside. 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.

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

  • Madera County     (The home county of Hillside)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillside, with the one closest to Hillside listed first.
    • Knowles ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Knowles is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
    • Raymond
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Raymond is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Knowles Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Knowles Junction is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Junction
    • Yosemite Lakes Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • O'Neals
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ahwahnee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Nipinnawasee ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Nipinnawasee is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipinnawasee
    • Oakhurst
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Madera Acres
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Madera Acres is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madera Acres
    • Yosemite Forks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Yosemite Forks is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Forks
  • Fresno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillside, with the one closest to Hillside listed first.
    • Friant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gordon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Gordon is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Auberry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Prather
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Herndon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Herndon is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Pinedale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Meadow Lakes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Meadow Lakes is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
    • Barstow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Barstow is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
    • Clovis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Highway City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Highway City is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway City
    • Sentinel ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sentinel is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
    • Biola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Mariposa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillside, with the one closest to Hillside listed first.
    • Bootjack
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Bootjack is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
    • Catheys Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mariposa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Darrah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Darrah is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrah
    • Fish Camp
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Bullion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
    • Midpines
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jerseydale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
    • Wawona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bear Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
    • Hornitos
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Merced County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillside, with the one closest to Hillside listed first.
    • Le Grand
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Plainsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Plainsburg is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
    • Planada
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Athlone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Athlone is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
    • Tuttle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Tuttle is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle

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

Cemeteries Near Hillside ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hillside.

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 Hillside - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Raymond Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Picayune Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fine Gold Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Oakhill Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gwin Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Winchell Cove Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Arbor Vitae Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Winchell Cove Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 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.
  • Pate Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mariposa Masonic Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • North Fork Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Catheys Valley Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 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.

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

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

  • Knowles ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Knowles is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
  • Raymond
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Raymond is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Ben Hur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ben Hur is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
  • Grub Gulch ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Grub Gulch is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Gulch
  • Mariposa
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Mount Bullion
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
  • Auberry
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jerseydale
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
  • Plainsburg
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Plainsburg is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
  • La Vina
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • La Vina is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vina
  • Herndon
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Herndon is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Wawona
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Athlone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Athlone is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
    • Sentinel ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sentinel is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
    • Muscatel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Muscatel is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatel

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

Newspapers Published in Hillside ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillside.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hillside, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hillside.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hillside:

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 Hillside, 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 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>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- Hillside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.