Welcome to La Branza ...
So far, we found very little information about La Branza. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added La Branza to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with La Branza, please Contact Us.
La Branza would have been located within present day Merced County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for La Branza is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where La Branza was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where La Branza was located: 209 & 350<4>
Communities near La Branza ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Branza.
- Merced
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chowchilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- Planada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- El Nido
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tuttle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tuttle is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
- Lincoln ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Berenda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berenda is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berenda
- Madera Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Madera Acres is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madera Acres
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around La Branza. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Branza.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of La Branza. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around La Branza.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around La Branza. See our Newspapers Page for La Branza.
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 La Branza, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Merced, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around La Branza - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the La Branza area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the La Branza area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |