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Nearest Communities to Whisky Falls,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Whisky Falls, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Whisky Falls:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Whisky Falls is located in Madera County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madera County: Fresno, Mariposa, Merced & Mono.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 98 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Whisky Falls. Of these communities, 58 are located in counties other than Madera County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Whisky Falls (which is Madera County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Whisky Falls

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Madera County   (where Whisky Falls resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.maderacounty.com/
    • County Seat for Madera:   Madera
    • Note: The eastern boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Whisky Falls   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Whisky Falls.
      • Cascadel Woods
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Cascadel Woods is located in Madera County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascadel Woods
      • Central Camp
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Central Camp is located in Madera County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Camp
      • North Fork Rancheria
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • North Fork Rancheria is located in Madera County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Rancheria
      • South Fork
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • South Fork is located in Madera County
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      • North Fork
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wishon
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Wishon is located in Madera County
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      • The Pines
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • The Pines is located in Madera County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pines
      • Bass Lake
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Old Corral
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Old Corral is located in Madera County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Corral
      • Yosemite Forks
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Yosemite Forks is located in Madera County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Forks
      • Fine Gold
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Fine Gold is located in Madera County
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      • Oakhurst
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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        • Coarsegold
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Indian Lakes Estates
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Indian Lakes Estates is located in Madera County
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        • Sugar Pine
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Sugar Pine is located in Madera County
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        • Magnet ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Magnet is located in Madera County
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        • Ahwahnee Estates
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Ahwahnee Estates is located in Madera County
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        • Narbo ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Narbo is located in Madera County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narbo
        • Picayune Rancheria
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Picayune Rancheria is located in Madera County
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        • Willow Glen ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Willow Glen is located in Madera County
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        • Hildreth
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Hildreth is located in Madera County
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        • Ahwahnee
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • O'Neals
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Lower Miller Crossing
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Nipinnawasee ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Nipinnawasee is located in Madera County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipinnawasee
        • Fresno Crossing
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Fresno Crossing is located in Madera County
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        • Grub Gulch ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Grub Gulch is located in Madera County
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        • Yosemite Lakes Park
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Yosemite Lakes Park is located in Madera County
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          • Yosemite Lakes Park has also been known as:
          • Yosemite Lakes
        • Miller Crossing
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Miller Crossing is located in Madera County
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        • Bailey Flats ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Bailey Flats is located in Madera County
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        • Fort Miller ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Fort Miller is located in Madera County
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        • Indian Springs
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Indian Springs is located in Madera County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
        • Millerton ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Millerton is located in Madera County
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        • Hillside ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Hillside is located in Madera County
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        • Knowles ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Knowles is located in Madera County
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        • Hemlock Crossing
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Hemlock Crossing is located in Madera County
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        • Knowles Junction
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Knowles Junction is located in Madera County
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        • Raymond
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Raymond is located in Madera County
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        • Sumner Hill
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Sumner Hill is located in Madera County
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        • Jesbel ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Jesbel is located in Madera County
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  • Fresno County
    • County Website:   https://www.fresnocountyca.gov/
    • County Seat for Fresno:   Fresno
    • Note: The eastern boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Whisky Falls   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Whisky Falls.
      • Lerona
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Lerona is located in Fresno County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerona
      • Huntington Lake
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Mathews Mill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Mathews Mill is located in Fresno County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Mill
      • Big Creek
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Big Creek is located in Fresno County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
        • Former names for Big Creek:
        • Big Creek Flats
        • Cascada
        • Manzanita Park
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Creek <3>
      • Camp Sierra
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Camp Sierra is located in Fresno County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Sierra
      • Rock Haven
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Rock Haven is located in Fresno County
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      • Cedar Crest
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Cedar Crest is located in Fresno County
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      • New Auberry
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • New Auberry is located in Fresno County
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      • Dora Belle
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Dora Belle is located in Fresno County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Belle
      • Lakeshore
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Auberry
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Big Sandy Rancheria
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Big Sandy Rancheria is located in Fresno County
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        • Meadow Lakes
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Meadow Lakes is located in Fresno County
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        • Shaver Lake Heights
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Shaver Lake Heights is located in Fresno County
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        • Shaver Lake
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Alder Springs
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Alder Springs is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Springs
        • Ockenden
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Ockenden is located in Fresno County
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        • Pineridge
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Pineridge is located in Fresno County
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        • Old Bretz Mill
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Old Bretz Mill is located in Fresno County
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        • Sierra Cedars
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Sierra Cedars is located in Fresno County
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        • Snow Bend
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Snow Bend is located in Fresno County
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        • Prather
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Tollhouse
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Rattlesnake Crossing
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Rattlesnake Crossing is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake Crossing
        • Marshall Junction
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Marshall Junction is located in Fresno County
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        • Bretz Mill
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Bretz Mill is located in Fresno County
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        • Dinkey Creek
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Dinkey Creek is located in Fresno County
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        • Mono Crossing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Mono Crossing is located in Fresno County
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        • Cold Springs Rancheria
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Sentinel ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Sentinel is located in Fresno County
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        • Mono Hot Springs
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • McKenzie Spring ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • McKenzie Spring is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Spring
        • Sparkville ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Sparkville is located in Fresno County
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        • Table Mountain Rancheria
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Friant
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Island Crossing
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Island Crossing is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Crossing
        • Letcher ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Letcher is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
        • Ross Crossing
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Ross Crossing is located in Fresno County
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        • Shipp ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Shipp is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipp
        • Trimmer
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Trimmer is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimmer
        • Second Crossing
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Second Crossing is located in Fresno County
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        • Academy
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Academy is located in Fresno County
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        • Collins ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Collins is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
        • El Prado ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • El Prado is located in Fresno County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Prado
  • Mariposa County
    • County Website:   https://mariposacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Mariposa:   Mariposa
    • Note: The eastern boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Whisky Falls   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Whisky Falls.
      • Big Tree
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Big Tree is located in Mariposa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Tree
      • Fish Camp
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ponderosa Basin
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Ponderosa Basin is located in Mariposa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Basin
      • South Wawona ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • South Wawona is located in Mariposa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wawona
      • Wawona
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • North Wawona
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • North Wawona is located in Mariposa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wawona
      • Elliott Corner
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Elliott Corner is located in Mariposa County
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      • Darrah
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Darrah is located in Mariposa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrah
      • Bootjack
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Bootjack is located in Mariposa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
      • Ben Hur
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Ben Hur is located in Mariposa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
      • Jerseydale
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
      • Yosemite West
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Yosemite West is located in Mariposa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite West
      • Mormon Bar ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Mormon Bar is located in Mariposa County
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  • Nevada County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whisky Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.