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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 Ingomar (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 Ingomar. 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 hospitals and 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.

Ingomar is located in Merced 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 Merced County: Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, San Benito, Santa Clara & Stanislaus.

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

  • Merced County     (The home county of Ingomar)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ingomar, with the one closest to Ingomar listed first.
    • Gustine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Volta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volta
      • Volta is located in Merced County
    • Santa Nella Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Santa Nella
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Trent
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent
      • Trent is located in Merced County
    • Los Banos
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Abbato ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abbato. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbato
      • Abbato is located in Merced County
    • Stevinson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hilmar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Delhi
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Livingston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Santa Rita Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fresno County
    • Oro Loma ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Loma
      • Oro Loma is located in Fresno County
  • San Benito County
    • Dunneville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunneville
      • Dunneville is located in San Benito County
  • Santa Clara County
    • Bell Station
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Station
      • Bell Station is located in Santa Clara County
      • Bell Station has also been known as:
      • Bell's Station
  • Stanislaus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ingomar, with the one closest to Ingomar listed first.
    • Newman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
      • Newman is located in Stanislaus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,702 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman <1>
    • Crows Landing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Patterson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Turlock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlock
      • Turlock is located in Stanislaus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,059 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turlock <1>
    • Denair
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Keyes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Ceres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
      • Ceres is located in Stanislaus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceres <1>
    • Grayson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grayson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
      • Grayson is located in Stanislaus County
    • Westley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bret Harte
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bret Harte
      • Bret Harte is located in Stanislaus County
    • Hughson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Riverdale Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Park
      • Riverdale Park is located in Stanislaus County

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

Cemeteries Near Ingomar ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ingomar.

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

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

  • San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stevinson Sunnyside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevinson Sunnyside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevinson Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located in Los Banos.
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Calvary Cemetery (located 87 miles to the north).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7876 <5>
  • Los Banos Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Los Banos Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Los Banos Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Los Banos.
    • The Los Banos Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Los Banos District Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8133 <5>
  • Hills Ferry Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • South Hilmar Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Hilmar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Hilmar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Hilmar Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Dos Palos Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dos Palos Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dos Palos Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Dos Palos.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1431943 <5>
  • Turlock Memorial Park
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Winton Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Winton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Winton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8453 <5>
  • Denair Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Patterson Cemetery District
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Merced.
      • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      • Calvary Merced Cemetery District
      • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Calvary Cemetery (located 56 miles to the north).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7873 <5>
    • Grayson Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ingomar had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Linora ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linora
    • Linora is located in Merced County
  • Gustine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Volta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volta
    • Volta is located in Merced County
  • Newman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
    • Newman is located in Stanislaus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman <1>
  • Los Banos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Crows Landing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Livingston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Delhi
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Arena
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
    • Arena is located in Merced County
  • Bell Station
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Station
    • Bell Station is located in Santa Clara County
    • Bell Station has also been known as:
    • Bell's Station
  • Turlock
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlock
    • Turlock is located in Stanislaus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turlock <1>
  • Dos Palos
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Atwater
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Keyes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Merced
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Ingomar ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ingomar.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ingomar, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ingomar.

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 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 Ingomar:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ingomar. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Merced County: www.co.merced.ca.us/

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

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>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.
<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>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 from Point A (ie- Ingomar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ingomar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1802, Longitude: -120.9683       In this case, the coordinates for Ingomar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Ingomar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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