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Welcome to Gregg ...

Gregg is located in Madera County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gregg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.

Gregg is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gregg: 559 & 357<3>

Communities Also Named Gregg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Gregg - they are located in Iowa, Louisiana, Manitoba, Missouri, Nebraska, Pennsylvania (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Gregg ...

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

  • Fresno
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clovis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Madera
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kerman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Barstow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Barstow is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
  • Highway City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Highway City is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway City
  • Biola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Parksdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Parksdale is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksdale
  • Parkwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Parkwood is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
  • Raco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Raco is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raco

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gregg ...

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

Adding Gregg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gregg 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 (so far) for Gregg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gregg post office opened in 1917. The Gregg post office closed in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gregg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Madera, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gregg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Gregg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 559 or 357. As a result, placing a call in the Gregg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/