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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 Panoche (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 Panoche. 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 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.

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.

Panoche is located in San Benito 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 San Benito County: Fresno, Merced, Monterey, Santa Clara & Santa Cruz.

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

  • San Benito County     (The home county of Panoche)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panoche, with the one closest to Panoche listed first.
    • New Idria ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Idria
      • New Idria is located in San Benito County
      • New Idria has also been known as:
      • Idria
    • San Benito
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito
      • San Benito is located in San Benito County
    • Bitterwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterwater
      • Bitterwater is located in San Benito County
    • Pinnacles
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinnacles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacles
      • Pinnacles is located in San Benito County
    • Paicines
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Tres Pinos
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fresno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panoche, with the one closest to Panoche listed first.
    • Mercey Hot Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercey Hot Springs
      • Mercey Hot Springs is located in Fresno County
      • Former name for Mercey Hot Springs:
      • Mercy Hot Springs
    • Panoche Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panoche Junction
      • Panoche Junction is located in Fresno County
    • Oro Loma ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Loma
      • Oro Loma is located in Fresno County
    • Giffen Cantua Ranch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giffen Cantua Ranch
      • Giffen Cantua Ranch is located in Fresno County
    • Benito
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benito
      • Benito is located in Fresno County
    • Firebaugh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mendota
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cantua Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Merced County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panoche, with the one closest to Panoche listed first.
    • South Dos Palos
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Dos Palos
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Monterey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panoche, with the one closest to Panoche listed first.
    • Greenfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Soledad
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Panoche ...

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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Panoche.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Panoche, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Panoche.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Panoche:

Cemeteries Near Panoche ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Panoche.

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 Panoche covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Cherry Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cherry Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7899 <5>
  • Bitterwater Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bitterwater Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Bitterwater.
    • The Bitterwater Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bitterwater Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7858 <5>
  • Willow Creek Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Paicines Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Williams - Duckworth Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Anderson Akers Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenfield Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenfield Cemetery
  • Clayton Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Dos Palos Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Soledad Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soledad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soledad Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • Llanada
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Llanada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llanada
    • Llanada is located in San Benito County
  • San Benito
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito
    • San Benito is located in San Benito County
  • New Idria ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Idria
    • New Idria is located in San Benito County
    • New Idria has also been known as:
    • Idria
  • Bitterwater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterwater
    • Bitterwater is located in San Benito County
  • Lonoak
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonoak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonoak
    • Lonoak is located in Monterey County
  • Metz
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
    • Metz is located in Monterey County
  • Paicines
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Firebaugh
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Soledad
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dos Palos
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

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

The official website for San Benito County: www.san-benito.ca.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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- Panoche) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Panoche. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5969, Longitude: -120.8336    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Panoche, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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