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Welcome to Naranjo ...

Naranjo is located in Tulare County<1>.


The location of Naranjo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Naranjo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Naranjo is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Naranjo ...

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

  • Visalia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lindsay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Farmersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Exeter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ivanhoe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Kaweah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Three Rivers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • East Farmersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmersville
    • East Farmersville is located in Tulare County
  • Taurusa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taurusa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taurusa
    • Taurusa is located in Tulare County
  • Advance ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
    • Advance is located in Tulare 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 Naranjo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Naranjo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Naranjo ...

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

Adding Naranjo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Naranjo post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Naranjo.

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

The official website for Tulare County: www.co.tulare.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 Tulare, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Naranjo - 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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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