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Welcome to Dickerson ...

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

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

Dickerson would have been located within present day Fresno County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Dickerson is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The Area Codes where Dickerson was located: 559 & 357<4>

Communities Also Named Dickerson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Dickerson - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Dickerson ...

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

  • Fresno
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Clovis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Madera
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Kerman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • San Joaquin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Floyd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Floyd is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Herndon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Herndon is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Rolinda
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rolinda is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolinda
  • Highway City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Highway City is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway City
  • Pratton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pratton is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratton

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

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

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

Adding Dickerson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dickerson in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Dickerson was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dickerson.

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 Dickerson, 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 Fresno, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dickerson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Dickerson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 559 or 357. As a result, placing a call in the Dickerson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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