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Nearest Communities to Madera,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 starting from Madera.<1>

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


Madera is located in Madera County and is the County Seat.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madera County: Fresno, Mariposa, Merced & Mono.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 163 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Madera. Of these communities, 99 are located in counties other than Madera 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 Madera (which is Madera 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 Madera

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

  • Madera County   (where Madera resides)
    • 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 Madera   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Madera.
      • Storey
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Storey is located in Madera County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storey
      • Parkwood
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Borden
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Borden is located in Madera County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
      • Parksdale
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Madera Highlands
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Madera Highlands is located in Madera County
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      • Italian Swiss Colony
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Italian Swiss Colony is located in Madera County
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      • Madera Acres
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Madera Country Club Estates
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • River Road Estates
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • River Road Estates is located in Madera County
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      • Notarb
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Notarb is located in Madera County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notarb
      • Lankershim ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Lankershim is located in Madera County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankershim
      • Kismet
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Kismet is located in Madera County
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        • Lake Madera Country Estates
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Irrigosa
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Irrigosa is located in Madera County
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        • Trigo
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Trigo is located in Madera County
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        • La Vina
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Talbot ‑ Historic
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
          • Talbot is located in Madera County
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        • Valley Lake Ranchos
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
          • Valley Lake Ranchos is located in Madera County
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        • Berenda
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Ripperdan
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
          • Ripperdan is located in Madera County
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        • Bonita
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Bonita is located in Madera County
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        • Gregg
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Gregg is located in Madera County
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        • Bonadelle Ranchos
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Bonadelle Ranchos is located in Madera County
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        • Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Madera Ranchos
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Madera Ranchos is located in Madera County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madera Ranchos
        • Fairmead
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Fairmead is located in Madera County
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        • Sharon
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Sharon is located in Madera County
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        • Daulton
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Daulton is located in Madera County
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        • Califa ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Califa is located in Madera County
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        • Medano ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Medano is located in Madera County
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        • Jesbel ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Jesbel is located in Madera County
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        • Dairyland
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Dairyland is located in Madera County
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        • Rolling Hills
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Rolling Hills is located in Madera County
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        • Ash ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Ash is located in Madera County
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        • Chowchilla
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Ovejo ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Ovejo is located in Madera County
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        • Tyler ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Tyler is located in Madera County
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        • San Joaquin River Estates
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Tillman ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Tillman is located in Madera County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
        • Lincoln ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Lincoln is located in Madera County
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        • Plains ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Plains is located in Madera County
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        • Sumner Hill
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Sumner Hill is located in Madera County
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        • Minturn
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Minturn is located in Madera County
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        • Knowles Junction
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Sierra Vista
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Sierra Vista is located in Madera County
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        • Indian Springs
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Indian Springs is located in Madera County
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        • Hillside ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Hillside is located in Madera County
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        • Raymond
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Knowles ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Millerton ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Fort Miller ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Fort Miller is located in Madera County
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        • Yosemite Lakes Park
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • O'Neals
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Fresno Crossing
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Fresno Crossing is located in Madera County
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        • Hildreth
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Hildreth is located in Madera County
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        • Magnet ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Magnet is located in Madera County
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        • Narbo ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Narbo is located in Madera County
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        • Picayune Rancheria
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Picayune Rancheria is located in Madera County
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        • Willow Glen ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Willow Glen is located in Madera County
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        • Indian Lakes Estates
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Indian Lakes Estates is located in Madera County
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        • Coarsegold
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Bailey Flats ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Bailey Flats is located in Madera County
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        • Fine Gold
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Fine Gold is located in Madera County
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        • Grub Gulch ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Grub Gulch is located in Madera County
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  • 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 Madera   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Madera.
      • Biola
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Dickerson ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Dickerson is located in Fresno County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
      • Barstow
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Barstow is located in Fresno County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
      • Herndon
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Raco
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fresno Beach ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Fresno Beach is located in Fresno County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno Beach
      • Riverview ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Riverview is located in Fresno County
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      • Sierra Sky Park
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Sierra Sky Park is located in Fresno County
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      • Figarden
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Figarden is located in Fresno County
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      • Highway City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Highway City is located in Fresno County
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      • Biola Junction
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Biola Junction is located in Fresno County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biola Junction
      • Muscatel
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (71 more) ...
        • Floyd
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Kerman
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Rolinda
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Rugg ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Rugg is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugg
        • Pratton
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Nevills ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Nevills is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevills
        • Pinedale
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • El Prado ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • El Prado is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Prado
        • Gordon
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Fig Garden
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Fig Garden is located in Fresno County
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        • Jamesan
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Jamesan is located in Fresno County
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        • Friant
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Ingle
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Ingle is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingle
        • Fresno
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Hammond
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Hammond is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
        • West Park
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Shipp ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Shipp is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipp
        • McMullin ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • McMullin is located in Fresno County
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        • Cincotta
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Cincotta is located in Fresno County
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        • Clovis
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Glorietta
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Glorietta is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glorietta
        • Melvin
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Melvin is located in Fresno County
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        • Arbios
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Arbios is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbios
        • Benito
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Cromir
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Cromir is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromir
        • Mendota
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Firebaugh
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Table Mountain Rancheria
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Cameo
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Cameo is located in Fresno County
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        • Tarpey Village
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Tarpey Village is located in Fresno County
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        • Tarpey
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Tarpey is located in Fresno County
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        • Vanris ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Vanris is located in Fresno County
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        • Fresno City ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Fresno City is located in Fresno County
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        • McKenzie Spring ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • McKenzie Spring is located in Fresno County
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        • Sparkville ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Sparkville is located in Fresno County
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        • Bronge ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Bronge is located in Fresno County
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        • Calwa
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Granz ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Granz is located in Fresno County
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        • Las Palmas
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Las Palmas is located in Fresno County
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        • Sunnyside
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Sunnyside is located in Fresno County
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        • Tranquillity
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Collins ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Collins is located in Fresno County
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        • San Joaquin
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Eshel ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Eshel is located in Fresno County
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        • Fort Camp ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Fort Camp is located in Fresno County
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        • Goldleaf
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Goldleaf is located in Fresno County
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        • Caldwell ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Caldwell is located in Fresno County
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        • Raisin City
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Burness
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Burness is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burness
        • Butler ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Butler is located in Fresno County
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        • Cecile
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Cecile is located in Fresno County
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        • Easton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Malaga
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Malaga is located in Fresno County
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        • Broadview Farms
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Broadview Farms is located in Fresno County
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        • Marshall Junction
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Marshall Junction is located in Fresno County
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        • Locans
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Locans is located in Fresno County
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        • Lone Star
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Mattei
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Mattei is located in Fresno County
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        • Oxalis
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Oxalis is located in Fresno County
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        • Ivesta
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Ivesta is located in Fresno County
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        • Oleander
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Oleander is located in Fresno County
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        • Academy
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Academy is located in Fresno County
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        • Helm
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Nares ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Nares is located in Fresno County
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        • Bowles
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Clotho
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Clotho is located in Fresno County
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        • Wolf
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Wolf is located in Fresno County
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        • Letcher ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Letcher is located in Fresno County
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        • Prather
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Levis
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Levis is located in Fresno County
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        • Murietta Farm
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Murietta Farm is located in Fresno County
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  • Mariposa County
  • Merced County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Madera) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.
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