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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about West Alpaugh. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added West Alpaugh to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with West Alpaugh, please Contact Us.

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 West Alpaugh (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 West Alpaugh. 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 West Alpaugh ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for West Alpaugh: W. Alpaugh

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of West Alpaugh is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 West Alpaugh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Alpaugh:

  • Tulare County     (The home county of West Alpaugh)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Alpaugh, with the one closest to West Alpaugh listed first.
    • Alpaugh
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Allensworth ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Earlimart
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pixley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tipton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Waukena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Saucelito ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saucelito have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saucelito
      • Saucelito is located in Tulare County
    • Woodville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Tulare County
    • Richgrove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Tulare
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulare
      • Tulare is located in Tulare County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,797 people
      • Tulare has also been known as:
      • Tulare City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulare <2>
    • Poplar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
      • Poplar is located in Tulare County
      • Poplar has also been known as:
      • Poplar - Cotton Center
    • Ducor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Kern County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Alpaugh, with the one closest to West Alpaugh listed first.
    • Delano
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Semitropic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semitropic
      • Semitropic is located in Kern County
    • Vinland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
      • Vinland is located in Kern County
    • McFarland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lost Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wasco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Famoso
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famoso
      • Famoso is located in Kern County
    • Spicer City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicer City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer City
      • Spicer City is located in Kern County
    • Shafter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Alpaugh, with the one closest to West Alpaugh listed first.
    • Corcoran
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Kettleman City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Stratford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Home Garden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Garden
      • Home Garden is located in Kings County
    • Millham City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millham City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millham City
      • Millham City is located in Kings County

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

Newspapers Published in West Alpaugh ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Alpaugh.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Alpaugh, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Alpaugh.

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 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 West Alpaugh:

Cemeteries Near West Alpaugh ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Alpaugh.

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

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

  • Allensworth Historical Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tipton - Pixley Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Delano - McFarland District Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Delano - McFarland District Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Delano.
    • The Delano - McFarland District Cemetery has also been known as:
    • North Kern Cemetery
    • North Kern Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delano - McFarland District Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640421 <5>
  • Corcoran Memorial Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Wasco Memorial Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Woodville Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Pomfret Memorial Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Tulare Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tulare Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tulare Cemetery
  • St. Anne's Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Santa Rosa Rancheria Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Santa Rosa Rancheria Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the north of Lemoore.
      • The Santa Rosa Rancheria Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Tachi Indian Cemetery
      • Tachi Yokut Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Rosa Rancheria Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152019 <5>

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.

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

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

  • Pixley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Delano
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tipton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Woodville is located in Tulare County
  • Poplar
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
    • Poplar is located in Tulare County
    • Poplar has also been known as:
    • Poplar - Cotton Center
  • Tulare
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulare
    • Tulare is located in Tulare County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,797 people
    • Tulare has also been known as:
    • Tulare City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulare <2>
  • Terra Bella
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Tagus
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tagus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tagus
    • Tagus is located in Tulare County
  • Porterville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 West Alpaugh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- West Alpaugh) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Alpaugh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8877, Longitude: -119.5098       In this case, the coordinates for West Alpaugh have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.




 

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