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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 Sequoia (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 Sequoia. 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.

Sequoia is located in Tuolumne 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 Tuolumne County: Alpine, Calaveras, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono & Stanislaus.

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

  • Tuolumne County     (The home county of Sequoia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sequoia, with the one closest to Sequoia listed first.
    • Mather
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mather have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
      • Mather is located in Tuolumne County
    • Groveland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Big Oak Flat
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Tuolumne City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuolumne City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuolumne City
      • Tuolumne City is located in Tuolumne County
    • Tuolumne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tuolumne Rancheria
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuolumne Rancheria
      • Tuolumne Rancheria is located in Tuolumne County
    • Moccasin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Long Barn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Mi-Wuk Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Sierra Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sierra Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Village
      • Sierra Village is located in Tuolumne County
    • Soulsbyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Rock Lodge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock Lodge
      • Cedar Rock Lodge is located in Tuolumne County
  • Madera County
    • Nipinnawasee ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipinnawasee
      • Nipinnawasee is located in Madera County
  • Mariposa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sequoia, with the one closest to Sequoia listed first.
    • El Portal
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Yosemite West
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite West
      • Yosemite West is located in Mariposa County
    • Dogtown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dogtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
      • Dogtown is located in Mariposa County
    • Yosemite Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Valley
      • Yosemite Valley is located in Mariposa County
    • Jerseydale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
      • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
    • Yosemite Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Village
      • Yosemite Village is located in Mariposa County
    • Coulterville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Curry Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Village
      • Curry Village is located in Mariposa County
    • Midpines
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bagby ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bagby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagby
      • Bagby is located in Mariposa County
    • Darrah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrah
      • Darrah is located in Mariposa County
    • Bear Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
      • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
  • Merced County
    • Merced Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced Falls
      • Merced Falls is located in Merced County

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

Cemeteries Near Sequoia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sequoia.

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

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

  • Coulterville Public Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Carter's Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter's Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carter's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Tuolumne.
    • The Carter's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tuolumne City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1103592 <4>
  • Tuolumne Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuolumne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuolumne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sturdevant Ranch Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sturdevant Ranch Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sturdevant Ranch Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2528702 <4>
  • Mariposa Masonic Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cherokee Memorial Park
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Granite Spring Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granite Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granite Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7995 <4>
  • Catheys Valley Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catheys Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catheys Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain Shadow Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jewish Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sonora City Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sonora City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sonora City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sequoia had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Jerseydale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
    • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
  • Coulterville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Groveland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Big Oak Flat
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bear Valley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
    • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
  • Tuolumne
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Bullion
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
    • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
  • Mariposa
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Wawona
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Soulsbyville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Hornitos
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sonora
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chinese Camp
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Sequoia ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sequoia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sequoia, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sequoia.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Sequoia:

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

The official website for Tuolumne County: www.tuolumnecounty.ca.gov

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>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.
<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 Sequoia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Sequoia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sequoia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8066, Longitude: -119.8955       In this case, the coordinates for Sequoia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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