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>.

The location of Mineral King has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Mineral King is 7,830 feet [2,387 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
  • Advance is located in Tulare County
• Three Rivers
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
  • Three Rivers is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Rivers <5>
• Kaweah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaweah
  • Kaweah is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaweah <5>
• Milo
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
  • Milo is located in Tulare County
• Stony Creek Village
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek Village
  • Stony Creek Village is located in Tulare County
• Camp Nelson
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Nelson
  • Camp Nelson is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Nelson <5>
• Cedar Slope
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Slope
  • Cedar Slope is located in Tulare County
• Whitney Portal
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Portal
  • Whitney Portal is located in Inyo County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Grove is located in Fresno County
• Kanawyers ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawyers
  • Kanawyers is located in Fresno County

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Tulare County: www.co.tulare.ca.us/

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