Welcome to Magnet ...
So far, we found very little information about Magnet. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Magnet to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Magnet, please Contact Us.
Magnet would have been located within present day Madera County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Magnet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Magnet is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Magnet was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Magnet was located: 559 & 357<4>
Communities Also Named Magnet ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Magnet - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Manitoba, Missouri, Nebraska, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Magnet.
Communities near Magnet ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Magnet.
- Yosemite Lakes Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- Coarsegold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Auberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millerton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Millerton is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Friant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Prather
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wishon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wishon is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishon
- Bass Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knowles ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Knowles is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
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 Magnet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Magnet.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Magnet. 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 Magnet.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Magnet. See our Newspapers Page for Magnet.
Adding Magnet to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Magnet in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Magnet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Magnet post office opened in 1900. The Magnet post office closed in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Magnet.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Magnet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Magnet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Magnet area will be assigned with one of these codes: 559 or 357. As a result, placing a call in the Magnet area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |