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Welcome to Roads End (aka 'Roads End Resort') ...

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

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


Roads End would have been located within present day Tulare County<2>.



Roads End was established in 1910.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Roads End is 3,550 feet [1,082 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Roads End is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Roads End was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The community of Roads End was previously named Pascoe's Pack Station.

Communities Also Named Roads End ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Roads End - it's located in Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Roads End.

Communities near Roads End ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Roads End.

  • Pine Flat
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flat
    • Pine Flat is located in Tulare County
  • California Hot Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Rogersville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
    • Rogersville is located in Kern County
  • Sugarloaf Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarloaf Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Village
    • Sugarloaf Village is located in Tulare County
  • Kernville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Panorama Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Heights
    • Panorama Heights is located in Tulare County
  • Ponderosa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
    • Ponderosa is located in Tulare County
  • Poso Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poso Park
    • Poso Park is located in Tulare County
  • Alta Sierra
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
    • Alta Sierra is located in Kern County
  • Posey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Roads End. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roads End.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Roads End. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roads End.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Roads End. See our Newspapers Page for Roads End.

Adding Roads End to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roads End in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Roads End was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Roads End post office opened in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roads End.

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 Roads End, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Tulare, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roads End - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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