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Welcome to Camp Sierra ...

Camp Sierra is located in Fresno County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Camp Sierra, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1924.

A typical abbreviation for Camp Sierra: Cp. Sierra

Camp Sierra is 4,530 feet [1,381 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Camp Sierra is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Camp Sierra: 559

Communities near Camp Sierra ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Camp Sierra.

  • Cedar Crest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
    • Cedar Crest is located in Nevada County
  • Dora Belle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Belle
    • Dora Belle is located in Fresno County
  • Lakeshore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shaver Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bretz Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretz Mill
    • Bretz Mill is located in Fresno County
  • Pineridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
    • Pineridge is located in Fresno County
  • Meadow Lakes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
    • Meadow Lakes is located in Fresno County
  • North Fork
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Auberry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tollhouse
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Camp Sierra ...

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

Adding Camp Sierra to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Camp Sierra 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 Camp Sierra was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Camp Sierra post office opened in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Camp Sierra.

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 Camp Sierra - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/