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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 Tulare (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 Tulare. 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.

Name Variations for Tulare ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Tulare has also been known as: Tulare City.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Tulare is located in Tulare 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 Tulare County: Fresno, Inyo, Kern & Kings.

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

  • Tulare County     (The home county of Tulare)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tulare, with the one closest to Tulare listed first.
    • Tagus
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tagus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tagus
      • Tagus is located in Tulare County
    • Loma
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
      • Loma is located in Tulare County
    • Ambler
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
      • Ambler is located in Tulare County
    • Chinowths Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinowths Corner
      • Chinowths Corner is located in Tulare County
    • Visalia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • East Farmersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmersville
      • East Farmersville is located in Tulare County
    • Farmersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Goshen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tipton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Waukena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Tulare County
    • Exeter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fresno County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tulare, with the one closest to Tulare listed first.
    • Kingsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Laton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Reedley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Orange Cove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Selma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Fresno County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <2>
    • Parlier
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Conejo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conejo
      • Conejo is located in Fresno County
  • Kern County
    • Delano
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Kings County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tulare, with the one closest to Tulare listed first.
    • Corcoran
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Home Garden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Garden
      • Home Garden is located in Kings County
    • Hanford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Armona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Hardwick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
      • Hardwick is located in Kings County
    • Lemoore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Stratford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Hub
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub
      • Hub is located in Kings County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tulare ...

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 151 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tulare.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Tulare. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Tulare and those printed in the larger area surrounding Tulare.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<3> of Tulare.

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 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 Tulare:

Cemeteries Near Tulare ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tulare.

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

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

  • Tulare Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tulare Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tulare Cemetery
  • Visalia Public Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Visalia Public Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Visalia.
    • The Visalia Public Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Visalia Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Visalia Public Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #198468 <4>
  • Tipton - Pixley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Woodville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Deep Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Corcoran Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Oak Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lindsay - Strathmore Public Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
  • Hanford Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Potters Field
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (26 more) ...
    • Sam Yup Chinese Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Woodlake Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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 Tulare had a population of 2,697 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Tulare had a population of 66,797 people.

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

  • Tagus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tagus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tagus
    • Tagus is located in Tulare County
  • Visalia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Tipton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Goshen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Woodville is located in Tulare County
  • Exeter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lindsay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Poplar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
    • Poplar is located in Tulare County
    • Poplar has also been known as:
    • Poplar - Cotton Center
  • Taurusa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taurusa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taurusa
    • Taurusa is located in Tulare County
  • Pixley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Yokohl
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yokohl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yokohl
    • Yokohl is located in Tulare County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Traver
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Porterville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Monson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
      • Monson is located in Tulare County

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

The official website for Tulare: www.ci.tulare.ca.us/

The official website for Tulare County: www.co.tulare.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 '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- Tulare) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tulare. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2078, Longitude: -119.3484    
<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 Tulare, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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