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Welcome to Big Sandy Rancheria ...

Big Sandy Rancheria is located in Fresno County<1>.

Big Sandy Rancheria is 2,480 feet [756 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Big Sandy Rancheria is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Big Sandy Rancheria lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Big Sandy Rancheria: 559 & 357<3>

Communities near Big Sandy Rancheria ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Sandy Rancheria.

  • Prather
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pineridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pineridge is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
  • Tollhouse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dora Belle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Dora Belle is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Belle
  • Sentinel ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sentinel is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
  • Shaver Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • North Fork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bretz Mill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bretz Mill is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretz Mill
  • Millerton ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Millerton is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • O'Neals
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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 Big Sandy Rancheria. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Sandy Rancheria.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Sandy Rancheria. 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 Big Sandy Rancheria.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Sandy Rancheria ...

Looking for more information about Big Sandy Rancheria? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Big Sandy Rancheria, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Big Sandy Rancheria.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Fresno, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Sandy Rancheria - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 559 code has been Overlayed with the 357 area code. New phone numbers in the Big Sandy Rancheria area will be assigned with one of these codes: 559 or 357. As a result, placing a call in the Big Sandy Rancheria area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.