Welcome to Big Tree ...

Big Tree is located in Mariposa County<1>.

The location of Big Tree has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Big Tree is 6,200 feet [1,890 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Big Tree is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Big Tree: (209)

Communities Also Named Big Tree ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Big Tree - they are located in New York and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Tree.

Communities near Big Tree ...

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

• Yosemite Forks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Forks
  • Yosemite Forks is located in Madera County
• Nipinnawasee ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipinnawasee
  • Nipinnawasee is located in Madera County
• Ahwahnee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahwahnee
  • Ahwahnee is located in Madera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ahwahnee <4>
• Yosemite West
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite West
  • Yosemite West is located in Mariposa County
• Bass Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
  • Bass Lake is located in Madera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bass Lake <4>
• Darrah
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrah
  • Darrah is located in Mariposa County
• Oakhurst
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
  • Oakhurst is located in Madera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakhurst <4>
• The Pines
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pines
  • The Pines is located in Madera County
• Jerseydale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
  • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
• Bootjack
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
  • Bootjack is located in Mariposa 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 Big Tree. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Tree.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Tree ...

Looking for more information about Big Tree? 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 Tree, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Big Tree.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Tree. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mariposa County: www.mariposacounty.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/