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Welcome to Hildreth ...

Hildreth is located in Madera County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hildreth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Hildreth is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hildreth: 559 & 357<3>

Communities Also Named Hildreth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Hildreth: This one is located in Madera County and the other is located in Fresno County.

Beyond California, there are 5 communities that are also named Hildreth - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Montana and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Hildreth ...

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

  • Millerton ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Millerton is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Auberry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Prather
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Yosemite Lakes Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Yosemite Lakes Park is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Lakes Park
    • Yosemite Lakes Park has also been known as:
    • Yosemite Lakes
  • Friant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • North Fork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Coarsegold
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Meadow Lakes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Lakes is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
  • Sentinel ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sentinel is located in Fresno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
  • Wishon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Wishon is located in Madera County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishon

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hildreth ...

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

Adding Hildreth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hildreth 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 Hildreth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hildreth post office opened in 1886. The Hildreth post office closed in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hildreth.

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 Hildreth - 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 Hildreth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 559 or 357. As a result, placing a call in the Hildreth 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/