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Welcome to Enson ...

Enson is located in Tulare County<1>.

Enson is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Enson ...

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

  • Visalia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Sanger
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Reedley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Selma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Kingsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Orange Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Fowler
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Orosi
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Enson ...

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

Adding Enson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Enson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Tulare, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Enson - 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.