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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 Split Rock Ferry (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 Split Rock Ferry. 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.

Split Rock Ferry is located in Mariposa 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 Mariposa County: Madera, Merced, Mono, Stanislaus & Tuolumne.

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

  • Mariposa County     (The home county of Split Rock Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Split Rock Ferry, with the one closest to Split Rock Ferry listed first.
    • Bagby ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bagby is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagby
    • Coulterville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Dogtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Dogtown is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Bear Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
    • Hornitos
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Colorado ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Colorado is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado
    • Mount Bullion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
    • Catheys Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Mariposa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Midpines
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jerseydale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
    • Bootjack
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bootjack is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Split Rock Ferry, with the one closest to Split Rock Ferry listed first.
    • The Shores of Poker Flat
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Melones ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Melones is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melones
  • Madera County
    • Nipinnawasee ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Nipinnawasee is located in Madera County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipinnawasee
  • Merced County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Split Rock Ferry, with the one closest to Split Rock Ferry listed first.
    • Merced Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Merced Falls is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced Falls
    • Snelling
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Amsterdam
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Amsterdam is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
    • Planada
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Arundel ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Arundel is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel
    • Tuttle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tuttle is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
    • Le Grand
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • The Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Grove is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
    • Plainsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Plainsburg is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
    • Fluhr
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fluhr is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluhr
    • Merced
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Winton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stanislaus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Split Rock Ferry, with the one closest to Split Rock Ferry listed first.
    • La Grange
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Knights Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tuolumne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Split Rock Ferry, with the one closest to Split Rock Ferry listed first.
    • Big Oak Flat
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Groveland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Moccasin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacksonville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jacksonville is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Chinese Camp
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tuolumne City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Tuolumne City is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuolumne City
    • Tuolumne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Stent
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Stent is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent
    • Standard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Tuolumne Rancheria
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Tuolumne Rancheria is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuolumne Rancheria
    • Mono Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Mono Village is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Village
    • Mather
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Mather is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather

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

Cemeteries Near Split Rock Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Split Rock Ferry.

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 Split Rock Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Coulterville Public Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Granite Spring Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sturdevant Ranch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Cruz Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Catheys Valley Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Snelling Pioneer Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ivett Ranch Family Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mariposa Masonic Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <2>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pate Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Hopeton Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Stent Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stent Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Stent
      • The Stent Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Poverty Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229117 <2>
    • Carter's Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <2>
    • Tuolumne Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Coulterville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bear Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Hornitos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Merced Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Merced Falls is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced Falls
  • Mount Bullion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
  • Groveland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Big Oak Flat
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mariposa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • La Grange
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Snelling
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jerseydale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
  • Sequoia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sequoia is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequoia
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Chinese Camp
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hopeton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hopeton is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
    • Tuolumne
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Split Rock Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Split Rock Ferry.

Newspapers Published in Split Rock Ferry ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Split Rock Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Split Rock Ferry, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Split Rock Ferry.

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 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 Split Rock Ferry:

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 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.
<3>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 Split Rock Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Split Rock Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.