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Welcome to Lone Star ...

Lone Star is located in Fresno County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Lone Star, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Lone Star is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Lone Star: (559)

Communities Also Named Lone Star ...

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

Beyond California, there are 34 communities that are also named Lone Star - they are located in Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Idaho, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Mississippi, Missouri (3), Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (9) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Lone Star ...

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

  • Fresno
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clovis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sanger
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Reedley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dinuba
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Selma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 southeast)
  • Kingsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fowler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Calwa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calwa
    • Calwa is located in Fresno County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lone Star ...

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

Adding Lone Star to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lone Star 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 Lone Star was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lone Star.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lone Star. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fresno County: www.co.fresno.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 Lone Star - 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.









 

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