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Nearest Communities to Los Banos,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Los Banos.<1>

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

Los Banos is located in 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 80 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Los Banos. Of these communities, 32 are located in counties other than Merced County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Los Banos (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 Los Banos

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

  • Merced County   (where Los Banos resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.merced.ca.us/
    • County Seat for Merced:   Merced
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Los Banos   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Los Banos.
      • Abbato ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles 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.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbato
        • Abbato is located in Merced County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Abbato
        • From Los Banos to Abbato
      • Trent
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Volta
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gadwall ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gadwall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadwall
        • Gadwall is located in Merced County
      • Sanjon De Santa Rita
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanjon De Santa Rita have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanjon De Santa Rita
        • Sanjon De Santa Rita is located in Merced County
      • Brito
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brito have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brito
        • Brito is located in Merced County
      • Santa Nella Village
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Santa Nella
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Ingomar
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingomar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
        • Ingomar is located in Merced County
      • Dos Palos Y
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dos Palos Y have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dos Palos Y
        • Dos Palos Y is located in Merced County
      • Old Dickenson Ferry
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Dickenson Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dickenson Ferry
        • Old Dickenson Ferry is located in Merced County
      • Linora ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linora
        • Linora is located in Merced County
      • Continue List   (36 more) ...
        • South Dos Palos
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Dos Palos
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Santa Rita Park
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Hamburg Farms
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg Farms
          • Hamburg Farms is located in Merced County
        • Panoche de San Juan Y Los Carrisali
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panoche de San Juan Y Los Carrisali have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panoche de San Juan Y Los Carrisali
          • Panoche de San Juan Y Los Carrisali is located in Merced County
        • Gustine
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Stevinson
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • El Nido
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Hilmar
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Irwin
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
          • Irwin is located in Merced County
        • Livingston
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Arena
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
          • Arena is located in Merced County
        • Buhach
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buhach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhach
          • Buhach is located in Merced County
        • Atwater
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Fergus
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fergus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergus
          • Fergus is located in Merced County
        • Delhi
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Castle Gardens
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Gardens
          • Castle Gardens is located in Merced County
        • Cuba ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
          • Cuba is located in Merced County
        • Fluhr
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Hoff ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoff
          • Hoff is located in Merced County
        • Merced
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Winton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Cressey
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • The Grove
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Lingard
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingard
          • Lingard is located in Merced County
        • Athlone
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Athlone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
          • Athlone is located in Merced County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Athlone
          • From Los Banos to Athlone
        • Ballico
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Bear Creek
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
          • Bear Creek is located in Merced County
        • Bellevue ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
          • Bellevue is located in Merced County
        • Kadota
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kadota have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kadota
          • Kadota is located in Merced County
        • Nairn ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nairn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nairn
          • Nairn is located in Merced County
        • Cortez
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortez have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
          • Cortez is located in Merced County
        • Arundel ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arundel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel
          • Arundel is located in Merced County
        • La Branza ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Branza have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Branza
          • La Branza is located in Merced County
        • Amsterdam
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Tuttle
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fresno County
    • County Website:   www.co.fresno.ca.us/
    • County Seat for Fresno:   Fresno
    • Note: The eastern boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Los Banos   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Los Banos.
      • Oro Loma ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Oxalis
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxalis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxalis
        • Oxalis is located in Fresno County
      • Mercey Hot Springs
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Broadview Farms
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadview Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview Farms
        • Broadview Farms is located in Fresno County
      • Wood Ranch
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Ranch
        • Wood Ranch is located in Fresno County
      • Firebaugh
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • La Jolla Ranch
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Jolla Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Jolla Ranch
        • La Jolla Ranch is located in Fresno County
      • Benito
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cromir
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromir have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromir
        • Cromir is located in Fresno County
  • Madera County
    • County Website:   www.madera-county.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 Los Banos   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Los Banos.
      • Lincoln ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
        • Lincoln is located in Madera County
      • Plains ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
        • Plains is located in Madera County
      • Tillman ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
        • Tillman is located in Madera County
      • Ash ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ash have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
        • Ash is located in Madera County
      • Dairyland
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dairyland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyland
        • Dairyland is located in Madera County
      • Ovejo ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovejo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovejo
        • Ovejo is located in Madera County
      • Tyler ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
        • Tyler is located in Madera County
  • San Benito County
    • County Website:   www.san-benito.ca.us/
    • County Seat for San Benito:   Hollister
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Los Banos   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Los Banos.
      • Real De Las Aguilas
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Real De Las Aguilas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Real De Las Aguilas
        • Real De Las Aguilas is located in San Benito County
      • Santa Ana Y Quien Sabe
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Ana Y Quien Sabe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana Y Quien Sabe
        • Santa Ana Y Quien Sabe is located in San Benito County
      • San Joaquin
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Joaquin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Joaquin
        • San Joaquin is located in San Benito County
  • Santa Clara County
  • Stanislaus County
    • County Website:   www.co.stanislaus.ca.us/
    • County Seat for Stanislaus:   Modesto
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Los Banos   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Los Banos.
      • Newman
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Orestimba
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orestimba have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestimba
        • Orestimba is located in Stanislaus County
      • Hills Ferry
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Ferry
        • Hills Ferry is located in Stanislaus County
      • Timba
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timba have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timba
        • Timba is located in Stanislaus County
      • Stomar
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stomar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stomar
        • Stomar is located in Stanislaus County
      • Crows Landing
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Chemurgic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chemurgic have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemurgic
        • Chemurgic is located in Stanislaus County
      • Turlock
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jet
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
        • Jet is located in Stanislaus County
      • Hatch
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
        • Hatch is located in Stanislaus County
      • Rancho Del Puerto
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Del Puerto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Del Puerto
        • Rancho Del Puerto is located in Stanislaus County

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Los Banos) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Los Banos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0612, Longitude: -120.8458    
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
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