Welcome to Mineral King ...
So far, we found very little information about Mineral King. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mineral King to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mineral King, please Contact Us.
Mineral King would have been located within present day Tulare County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mineral King, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Mineral King is 7,830 feet [2,387 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Mineral King is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Mineral King was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Mineral King ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mineral King.
- Advance ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Advance is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Three Rivers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kaweah
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Milo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Milo is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Stony Creek Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Creek Village is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek Village
- Camp Nelson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Slope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Slope is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Slope
- Whitney Portal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney Portal is located in Inyo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Portal
- Former name for Whitney Portal:
- Hunter Flat
- Whitney Portal has also been known as:
- Hunters Camp
- Cedar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Kanawyers ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kanawyers is located in Fresno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawyers
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mineral King. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mineral King.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mineral King. 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 Mineral King.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mineral King. See our Newspapers Page for Mineral King.
Adding Mineral King to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mineral King 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 Mineral King was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Mineral King post office opened in 1877. The Mineral King post office closed in 1967.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mineral King.
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 Mineral King, 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 Tulare, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mineral King - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |