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Introduction ...

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

We've added Jesbel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jesbel, 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 Jesbel (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 Jesbel. 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 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 Jesbel 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 Jesbel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jesbel:

  • Madera County     (The home county of Jesbel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jesbel, with the one closest to Jesbel listed first.
    • Knowles Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Knowles Junction is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Junction
    • Raymond
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Raymond is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Knowles ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Knowles is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
    • Yosemite Lakes Park
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Madera Acres
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Madera Acres is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madera Acres
    • Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Berenda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Berenda is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berenda
    • O'Neals
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Parksdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Parksdale is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksdale
    • Madera
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Coarsegold
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Parkwood is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
  • Fresno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jesbel, with the one closest to Jesbel listed first.
    • Friant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Herndon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Herndon is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Gordon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Gordon is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Barstow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Barstow is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
    • Highway City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Highway City is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway City
    • Pinedale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Biola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Raco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Raco is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raco
    • Prather
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Muscatel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Muscatel is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatel
    • Auberry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Clovis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mariposa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jesbel, with the one closest to Jesbel listed first.
    • Catheys Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bootjack
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Bootjack is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
    • Mariposa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Mount Bullion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
    • Darrah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Darrah is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrah
    • Midpines
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Colorado ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Colorado is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado
    • Fish Camp
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hornitos
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jerseydale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
    • Bear Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Merced County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jesbel, with the one closest to Jesbel listed first.
    • Le Grand
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Plainsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Plainsburg is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
    • Planada
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Athlone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Athlone is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
    • Tuttle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tuttle is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
    • El Nido
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Jesbel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jesbel.

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

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

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

  • Raymond Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Arbor Vitae Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Picayune Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Gwin Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Borden's Chinese Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Fine Gold Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Chowchilla Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chowchilla Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chowchilla Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the southwest of Chowchilla.
    • The Chowchilla Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Chowchilla District Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7906 <3>
  • Pate Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Winchell Cove Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Helm - Turner Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (27 more) ...
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Winchell Cove Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 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.
    • Oakhill Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Raymond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Raymond is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Knowles ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Knowles is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
  • Ben Hur
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Ben Hur is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
  • Grub Gulch ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Grub Gulch is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Gulch
  • La Vina
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • La Vina is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vina
  • Herndon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Herndon is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Plainsburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Plainsburg is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
  • Athlone
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Athlone is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
  • Mariposa
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Mount Bullion
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
  • Muscatel
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Muscatel is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatel
  • Auberry
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Fresno
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sentinel ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sentinel is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
    • Hornitos
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Jesbel ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jesbel.

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

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 websites either 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 Jesbel:

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 Jesbel, 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Jesbel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.