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Welcome to Fresh Pond ...

Fresh Pond is located in El Dorado County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fresh Pond, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1924.

Fresh Pond is 3,600 feet [1,097 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Fresh Pond is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Fresh Pond: 530

Communities Also Named Fresh Pond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Fresh Pond - they are located in Massachusetts and New York (3).

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

Websites for Fresh Pond ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Fresh Pond, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Fresh Pond ...

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

  • Placerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Riverton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Riverton is located in El Dorado County
  • Sportsman Hall ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
    • Sportsman Hall is located in El Dorado County
  • White Hall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • White Hall is located in El Dorado County
  • Camino
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Grizzly Flatx
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Newtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Newtown is located in El Dorado County
  • Pleasant Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County
  • Motor City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motor City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor City
    • Motor City is located in El Dorado County
  • Somerset
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fresh Pond ...

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

Adding Fresh Pond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fresh Pond 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 Fresh Pond was on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fresh Pond.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including El Dorado, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fresh Pond - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.