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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Las Mariposas (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 Las Mariposas. 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 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.

Las Mariposas is located in Mariposa 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 Mariposa County: Madera, Merced, Mono, Stanislaus & Tuolumne.

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

  • Mariposa County     (The home county of Las Mariposas)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Las Mariposas, with the one closest to Las Mariposas listed first.
    • Bear Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
    • Mount Bullion
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
    • Bagby ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Bagby is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagby
    • Colorado ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Colorado is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado
    • Catheys Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Mariposa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hornitos
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Midpines
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bootjack
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Bootjack is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
    • Dogtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Dogtown is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Jerseydale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
    • Coulterville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Darrah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Darrah is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrah
  • Madera County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Las Mariposas, with the one closest to Las Mariposas listed first.
    • Nipinnawasee ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Nipinnawasee is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipinnawasee
    • Ahwahnee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Raymond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Raymond is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Knowles Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Knowles Junction is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Junction
    • Knowles ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Knowles is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
    • Oakhurst
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Yosemite Forks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Yosemite Forks is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Forks
    • Coarsegold
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chowchilla
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Yosemite Lakes Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
  • Merced County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Las Mariposas, with the one closest to Las Mariposas listed first.
    • Merced Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Merced Falls is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced Falls
    • Snelling
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Planada
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Le Grand
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Tuttle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Tuttle is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
    • Plainsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Plainsburg is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
    • Amsterdam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Amsterdam is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
    • Athlone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Athlone is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
    • Merced
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fluhr
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fluhr is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluhr
    • Arundel ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Arundel is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel
    • The Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • The Grove is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
    • Winton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Stanislaus County
  • Tuolumne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Las Mariposas, with the one closest to Las Mariposas listed first.
    • Groveland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Big Oak Flat
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Moccasin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacksonville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jacksonville is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Mather
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Mather is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
    • Tuolumne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Chinese Camp
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Las Mariposas ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Las Mariposas.

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 Las Mariposas - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Catheys Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mariposa Masonic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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 <2>
  • Santa Cruz Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pate Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Coulterville Public Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ivett Ranch Family Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Sturdevant Ranch Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Granite Spring Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gwin Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Snelling Pioneer Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

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.<4>

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

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

  • Bear Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Mount Bullion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
  • Hornitos
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mariposa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Merced Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Merced Falls is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced Falls
  • Coulterville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jerseydale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
  • Ben Hur
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ben Hur is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
  • Snelling
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Groveland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Grub Gulch ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Grub Gulch is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Gulch
  • Big Oak Flat
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Sequoia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sequoia is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequoia
    • La Grange
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Plainsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Plainsburg is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg

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

Newspapers Published in Las Mariposas ...

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 Las Mariposas.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Las Mariposas, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Las Mariposas.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Las Mariposas:

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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Las Mariposas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Las Mariposas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.