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Welcome to Cerro Gordo (aka 'Fat Hill') ...

So far, we found very little information about Cerro Gordo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cerro Gordo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cerro Gordo, please Contact Us.

Cerro Gordo would have been located within present day Inyo County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cerro Gordo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

Time Zone: The area where Cerro Gordo was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Cerro Gordo was located: 760 & 442<3>

The community of Cerro Gordo has also been called Fat Hill.

Communities Also Named Cerro Gordo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Cerro Gordo - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, North Carolina and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cerro Gordo.

Communities near Cerro Gordo ...

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

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

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

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

Adding Cerro Gordo to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Cerro Gordo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cerro Gordo post office opened in 1869. The Cerro Gordo post office closed in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cerro Gordo.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cerro Gordo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Inyo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 760 code has been Overlayed with the 442 area code. New phone numbers in the Cerro Gordo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Cerro Gordo 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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