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Welcome to Cella ...

Cella is located in Fresno County<1>.

Cella is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cella: 559

Communities near Cella ...

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

  • Fresno
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Clovis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sanger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Reedley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dinuba
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Selma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Fresno County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <3>
  • Parlier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange Cove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fowler
    (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 Cella. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cella.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cella ...

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

Adding Cella to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cella 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 Cella was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cella.

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 Cella - 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.