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Welcome to Conejo ...

Conejo is located in Fresno County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Conejo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Conejo is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Conejo: 559

Communities near Conejo ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Conejo ...

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

Adding Conejo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Conejo post office opened in 1898.

We also found Conejo in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Conejo.

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 Conejo - 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/