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Nearest Communities to La Branza,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to La Branza, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for La Branza:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from La Branza.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Although our information shows that the community of La Branza is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Merced County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Merced County: Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, San Benito, Santa Clara & Stanislaus.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 115 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of La Branza. Of these communities, 69 are located in counties other than Merced County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for La Branza (which is Merced County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from La Branza

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Merced County   (where La Branza resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.countyofmerced.com/
    • County Seat for Merced:   Merced
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to La Branza   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from La Branza.
      • Athlone
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Athlone is located in Merced County
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      • Plainsburg
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Plainsburg is located in Merced County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
      • Le Grand
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dickenson ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Dickenson is located in Merced County
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      • Burchell ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Burchell is located in Merced County
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      • Lingard
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Lingard is located in Merced County
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      • Marguerite ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Marguerite is located in Merced County
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      • Calpack
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Calpack is located in Merced County
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      • Planada
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Tuttle
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Tuttle is located in Merced County
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      • Kadota
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Kadota is located in Merced County
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      • El Nido
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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        • Bear Creek
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Bear Creek is located in Merced County
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        • Merced
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Bellevue ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Bellevue is located in Merced County
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        • Fergus
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Fergus is located in Merced County
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        • Hoff ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Hoff is located in Merced County
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        • Nairn ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Nairn is located in Merced County
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        • Santa Rita Park
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Buhach
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Buhach is located in Merced County
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        • Cuba ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Cuba is located in Merced County
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        • Castle Gardens
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Castle Gardens is located in Merced County
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        • Fluhr
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Fluhr is located in Merced County
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        • Dos Palos Y
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Dos Palos Y is located in Merced County
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        • Atwater
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Amsterdam
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Amsterdam is located in Merced County
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        • Edendale ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Edendale is located in Merced County
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        • The Grove
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • The Grove is located in Merced County
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        • Dos Palos
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Sanjon De Santa Rita
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Sanjon De Santa Rita is located in Merced County
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        • Winton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Arena
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Arena is located in Merced County
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        • South Dos Palos
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Merced Falls
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Merced Falls is located in Merced County
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        • Snelling
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Arundel ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Arundel is located in Merced County
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        • Hopeton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Hopeton is located in Merced County
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        • Brito
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Brito is located in Merced County
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        • Cressey
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Old Dickenson Ferry
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Old Dickenson Ferry is located in Merced County
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        • Livingston
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Gadwall ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Gadwall is located in Merced County
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        • Ballico
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Abbato ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Abbato is located in Merced County
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        • Delhi
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Los Banos
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Fresno County
    • County Website:   https://www.fresnocountyca.gov/
    • County Seat for Fresno:   Fresno
    • Note: The eastern boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to La Branza   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from La Branza.
      • Oxalis
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Oxalis is located in Fresno County
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      • Firebaugh
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Benito
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Benito is located in Fresno County
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      • Cromir
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Cromir is located in Fresno County
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      • Broadview Farms
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Broadview Farms is located in Fresno County
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      • Arbios
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Arbios is located in Fresno County
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      • Oro Loma ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Oro Loma is located in Fresno County
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      • Mendota
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Biola
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Madera County
    • County Website:   https://www.maderacounty.com/
    • County Seat for Madera:   Madera
    • Note: The eastern boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to La Branza   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from La Branza.
      • Sierra Vista
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Sierra Vista is located in Madera County
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      • Minturn
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Minturn is located in Madera County
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      • Chowchilla
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ash ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Ash is located in Madera County
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      • Ovejo ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Ovejo is located in Madera County
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      • Tyler ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Tyler is located in Madera County
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      • Califa ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Califa is located in Madera County
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      • Medano ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Medano is located in Madera County
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      • Tillman ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Tillman is located in Madera County
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      • Fairmead
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Fairmead is located in Madera County
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      • Dairyland
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Dairyland is located in Madera County
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      • Lincoln ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Lincoln is located in Madera County
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        • Plains ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Plains is located in Madera County
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        • Sharon
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Sharon is located in Madera County
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        • Berenda
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Berenda is located in Madera County
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        • Kismet
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Kismet is located in Madera County
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        • Notarb
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Notarb is located in Madera County
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        • Bonita
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Bonita is located in Madera County
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        • Madera Acres
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Madera Acres is located in Madera County
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        • Madera Country Club Estates
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Madera Highlands
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Madera Highlands is located in Madera County
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        • Talbot ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Talbot is located in Madera County
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        • Daulton
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Daulton is located in Madera County
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        • Valley Lake Ranchos
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Valley Lake Ranchos is located in Madera County
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        • Jesbel ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Jesbel is located in Madera County
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        • Italian Swiss Colony
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Italian Swiss Colony is located in Madera County
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        • Lake Madera Country Estates
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Madera
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • River Road Estates
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • River Road Estates is located in Madera County
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        • Storey
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Storey is located in Madera County
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        • Knowles Junction
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Knowles Junction is located in Madera County
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        • Raymond
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Raymond is located in Madera County
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        • Parksdale
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Parksdale is located in Madera County
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        • Parkwood
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Parkwood is located in Madera County
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        • Borden
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Borden is located in Madera County
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        • La Vina
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • La Vina is located in Madera County
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        • Hillside ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Hillside is located in Madera County
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        • Knowles ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Knowles is located in Madera County
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        • Lankershim ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Lankershim is located in Madera County
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        • Irrigosa
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Irrigosa is located in Madera County
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        • Ripperdan
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Ripperdan is located in Madera County
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        • Trigo
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Trigo is located in Madera County
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        • Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Bonadelle Ranchos
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Bonadelle Ranchos is located in Madera County
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        • Gregg
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Gregg is located in Madera County
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        • Madera Ranchos
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Madera Ranchos is located in Madera County
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        • Fresno Crossing
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Fresno Crossing is located in Madera County
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        • Yosemite Lakes Park
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Yosemite Lakes Park is located in Madera County
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          • Yosemite Lakes Park has also been known as:
          • Yosemite Lakes
        • Bailey Flats ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Bailey Flats is located in Madera County
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  • Mariposa County
    • County Website:   https://mariposacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Mariposa:   Mariposa
    • Note: The eastern boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to La Branza   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from La Branza.
      • Indian Gulch ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Indian Gulch is located in Mariposa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gulch
      • Catheys Valley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hornitos
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Ben Hur
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Ben Hur is located in Mariposa County
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      • Bridgeport
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Bridgeport is located in Mariposa County
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      • Agua Fria ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Agua Fria is located in Mariposa County
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      • Las Mariposas
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Las Mariposas is located in Mariposa County
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      • Mount Bullion
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
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      • Mormon Bar ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Mormon Bar is located in Mariposa County
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      • Bear Valley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
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      • Mariposa
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- La Branza) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 La Branza, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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