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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Narbo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Narbo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Narbo, please Contact Us.

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 Narbo (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 Narbo. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Narbo is historic, it would have been located within present day Madera 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 Madera County: Fresno, Mariposa, Merced & Mono.

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

  • Madera County     (The home county of Narbo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Narbo, with the one closest to Narbo listed first.
    • Coarsegold
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Yosemite Lakes Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • O'Neals
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Oakhurst
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Knowles ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Knowles is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
    • North Fork
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ahwahnee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bass Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pines
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pines is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pines
    • Wishon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wishon is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishon
    • Knowles Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Knowles Junction is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Junction
    • Raymond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Raymond is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Fresno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Narbo, with the one closest to Narbo listed first.
    • Friant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Auberry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Prather
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Lakes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadow Lakes is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
    • Sentinel ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sentinel is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
    • Pineridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pineridge is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
    • Tollhouse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dora Belle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Dora Belle is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Belle
    • Shaver Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Gordon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Gordon is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Big Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Big Creek is located in Fresno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
      • Former names for Big Creek:
      • Big Creek Flats
      • Cascada
      • Manzanita Park
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Creek <2>
    • Huntington Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Mariposa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Narbo, with the one closest to Narbo listed first.
    • Fish Camp
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bootjack
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bootjack is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
    • Darrah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Darrah is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrah
    • Wawona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Mariposa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jerseydale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
    • Midpines
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Catheys Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Bullion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
    • Yosemite West
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Yosemite West is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite West
  • Merced County
  • Nevada County
    • Cedar Crest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Crest is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest

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

Cemeteries Near Narbo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Narbo.

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 Narbo - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Picayune Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fine Gold Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Oakhill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • North Fork Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Raymond Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Winchell Cove Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Winchell Cove Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchell Cove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Winchell Cove Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Friant.
  • Auberry Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Sandy Rancheria Tribal Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Tollhouse Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Academy Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Mariposa Masonic Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <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.

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

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

  • Grub Gulch ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Grub Gulch is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Gulch
  • Knowles ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Knowles is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
  • Raymond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Raymond is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Auberry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ben Hur
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ben Hur is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
  • Sentinel ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sentinel is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
  • Tollhouse
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wawona
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Letcher ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Letcher is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
  • Mariposa
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jerseydale
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
  • Mount Bullion
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
  • Herndon
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Herndon is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Fresno
    (29 miles [46.7 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 Narbo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Narbo.

Newspapers Published in Narbo ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Narbo.

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

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 professional and volunteer 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 Narbo:

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 Narbo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Narbo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.