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Welcome to Biola Junction ...

Biola Junction is located in Fresno County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Biola Junction: Biola Jct. (or less commonly used: Biola Jctn.)

Biola Junction is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Biola Junction: 559 & 357<3>

Communities near Biola Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Biola Junction.

  • Fresno
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Clovis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Madera
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sanger
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Kerman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fowler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Barstow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Barstow is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
  • Pinedale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Raco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Raco is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raco
  • Rolinda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rolinda is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolinda

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Biola Junction ...

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

Adding Biola Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Biola Junction 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 (so far) for Biola Junction was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Biola Junction.

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 Biola Junction - 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 Biola Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 559 or 357. As a result, placing a call in the Biola Junction 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.