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Nearest Communities to Ora,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

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

Ora is located in Fresno County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fresno County: Inyo, Kings, Madera, Merced, Mono, San Benito & Tulare.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 39 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ora. Of these communities, 21 are located in counties other than Fresno 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 Ora (which is Fresno 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 Ora

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

  • Fresno County   (where Ora resides)
    • 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 Ora   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ora.
      • Coalinga
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Turk
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turk
        • Turk is located in Fresno County
      • Parkfield Junction
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkfield Junction
        • Parkfield Junction is located in Fresno County
      • Huron
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Calflax
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calflax have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calflax
        • Calflax is located in Fresno County
      • Westhaven
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
        • Westhaven is located in Fresno County
      • Westside
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
        • Westside is located in Fresno County
      • Giffen Cantua Ranch
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giffen Cantua Ranch
        • Giffen Cantua Ranch is located in Fresno County
      • Five Points
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cantua Creek
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Three Rocks
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rocks
        • Three Rocks is located in Fresno County
      • Panoche Junction
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panoche Junction
        • Panoche Junction is located in Fresno County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Helm
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Lanare
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanare
          • Lanare is located in Fresno County
        • Nares ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nares have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nares
          • Nares is located in Fresno County
        • Schilling
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schilling have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schilling
          • Schilling is located in Fresno County
        • Bender ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bender have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
          • Bender is located in Fresno County
        • Burrel
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kings County
    • County Website:   www.countyofkings.com/
    • County Seat for Kings:   Hanford
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ora   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ora.
      • Avenal
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hydril
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hydril have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydril
        • Hydril is located in Kings County
      • Murray
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
        • Murray is located in Kings County
      • Millham City ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millham City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millham City
        • Millham City is located in Kings County
      • Vanguard
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanguard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanguard
        • Vanguard is located in Kings County
      • Kettleman City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Kettleman Station
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettleman Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettleman Station
        • Kettleman Station is located in Kings County
      • Reef Station
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reef Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reef Station
        • Reef Station is located in Kings County
      • Acebedo
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acebedo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acebedo
        • Acebedo is located in Kings County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Lethent ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lethent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lethent
          • Lethent is located in Kings County
        • Marsala ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsala have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsala
          • Marsala is located in Kings County
        • Cuneo ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuneo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
          • Cuneo is located in Kings County
        • Stratford
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Rossi
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossi
          • Rossi is located in Kings County
        • Cimarron
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cimarron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron
          • Cimarron is located in Kings County
  • Monterey County
    • County Website:   www.co.monterey.ca.us/
    • County Seat for Monterey:   Salinas
    • Note: The western boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ora   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ora.
      • Parkfield
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Cholame
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cholame have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cholame
        • Cholame is located in Monterey County
      • Valleton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valleton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleton
        • Valleton is located in Monterey County
  • San Benito County
  • San Luis Obispo 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 from Point A (ie- Ora) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1513, Longitude: -120.3265       In this case, the coordinates for Ora have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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