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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 Miramonte (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 Miramonte. 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 hospitals 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.

Miramonte is located in Fresno County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fresno County: Inyo, Kings, Madera, Merced, Mono, San Benito & Tulare.

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

  • Fresno County     (The home county of Miramonte)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miramonte, with the one closest to Miramonte listed first.
    • Pinehurst
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Dunlap
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hume
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Yokuts
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Orange Cove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Piedra
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Gravesboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesboro
      • Gravesboro is located in Fresno County
    • Cedar Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Fresno County
    • Minkler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minkler
      • Minkler is located in Fresno County
    • Reedley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Kanawyers ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawyers
      • Kanawyers is located in Fresno County
    • Bretz Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretz Mill
      • Bretz Mill is located in Fresno County
    • Parlier
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Tulare County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miramonte, with the one closest to Miramonte listed first.
    • Badger
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Grant Grove Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Grove Village
      • Grant Grove Village is located in Tulare County
    • Hartland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Tulare County
    • Stony Creek Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek Village
      • Stony Creek Village is located in Tulare County
    • Advance ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
      • Advance is located in Tulare County
    • East Orosi
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orosi
      • East Orosi is located in Tulare County
    • Orosi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kaweah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cutler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sultana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Yettem
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodlake Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Junction
      • Woodlake Junction is located in Tulare County
    • Three Rivers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Miramonte ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Miramonte.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Miramonte, 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 Miramonte.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Miramonte:

Cemeteries Near Miramonte ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Miramonte.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Squaw Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Squaw Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Squaw Valley Cemetery
  • Smith Mtn. Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodlake Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hughes Creek Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Creek Cemetery
  • Hazelton Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazelton Cemetery
  • Reedley Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • S D A Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the S D A Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the S D A Cemetery
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Oak Cemetery
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
  • Watts Valley Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watts Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watts Valley Cemetery
  • Acres Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Acres Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acres Cemetery
  • Sanger Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mendocino Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mendocino Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mendocino Cemetery
    • Deep Creek Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Visalia Public Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Visalia Public Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Visalia.
      • The Visalia Public Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Visalia Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Visalia Public Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #198468 <4>

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.<5>

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

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

  • Dunlap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Auckland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auckland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auckland
    • Auckland is located in Tulare County
  • Yokuts
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Advance ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
    • Advance is located in Tulare County
  • Orosi
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kaweah
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tokay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tokay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokay
    • Tokay is located in Tulare County
  • Three Rivers
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Monson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
    • Monson is located in Tulare County
  • Reedley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Taurusa
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taurusa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taurusa
    • Taurusa is located in Tulare County
  • Yokohl
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yokohl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yokohl
    • Yokohl is located in Tulare County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Exeter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Sanger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Farmersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Miramonte. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fresno County: www.co.fresno.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Miramonte) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Miramonte. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6924, Longitude: -119.0519    
<4>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.
<5>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 Miramonte, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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