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Welcome to Gravesboro ...

Gravesboro is located in Fresno County<1>.

Gravesboro is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Gravesboro: 559

Communities near Gravesboro ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gravesboro ...

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

Adding Gravesboro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gravesboro.

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 Gravesboro - 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.