Welcome to Agua Fria ...
So far, we found very little information about Agua Fria. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Agua Fria to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Agua Fria, please Contact Us.
Agua Fria would have been located within present day Mariposa County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Agua Fria, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Agua Fria is 2,000 feet [610 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Agua Fria was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Agua Fria was located: 209 & 350<4>
Communities Also Named Agua Fria ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Agua Fria: This one is located in Mariposa County and the other is located in San Bernardino County.
Beyond California, there are 5 communities that are also named Agua Fria - they are located in Arizona (2) and New Mexico (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Agua Fria.
Communities near Agua Fria ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Agua Fria.
- Catheys Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catheys Valley
- Catheys Valley is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catheys Valley <5>
- Midpines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midpines
- Midpines is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midpines <5>
- Bear Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
- Bootjack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
- Bootjack is located in Mariposa County
- Bagby ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Darrah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrah
- Darrah is located in Mariposa County
- Jerseydale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
- Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
- Hornitos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornitos
- Hornitos is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornitos <5>
- Dogtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Nipinnawasee ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipinnawasee
- Nipinnawasee is located in Madera County
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 Agua Fria. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Agua Fria.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Agua Fria. 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 Agua Fria.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Agua Fria. See our Newspapers Page for Agua Fria.
Adding Agua Fria to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Agua Fria 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 Agua Fria was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Agua Fria post office opened in 1851.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Agua Fria.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mariposa County: www.mariposacounty.org/
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 Agua Fria, 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 Mariposa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Agua Fria - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Agua Fria area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Agua Fria area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |