The location of Agua Fria
Welcome to Agua Fria ...
So far, we have 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.
The location of Agua Fria has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
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
If Agua Fria still existed, it would have been in the (209) area code.
Communities near Agua Fria ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Agua Fria and not the distance if you are going to drive.<4>.
| Community | Dir | Distance |
| Ahwahnee [Map] | SE | 18 miles [29 km] |
| Bear Valley [Map] | NW | 7 miles [11.3 km] |
| Bootjack [Map] | E | 7 miles [11.3 km] |
| Catheys Valley [Map] | SW | 5 miles [8 km] |
| Coulterville [Map] | NW | 18 miles [29 km] |
| Darrah [Map] | E | 10 miles [16.1 km] |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Agua Fria.
Communities Also Named Agua Fria ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have 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.
See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Agua Fria. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
- 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 community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Agua Fria.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Agua Fria:
Other Roadside Stops ...
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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> | 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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Agua Fria - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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- Agua Fria) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Agua Fria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4849, Longitude: -120.0202 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Agua Fria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |