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Welcome to Ockenden ...

Ockenden is located in Fresno County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ockenden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Ockenden is 5,560 feet [1,695 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ockenden is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Ockenden: 559

Communities near Ockenden ...

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

  • Bretz Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretz Mill
    • Bretz Mill is located in Fresno County
  • Meadow Lakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
    • Meadow Lakes is located in Fresno County
  • Tollhouse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
    • Big Creek is located in Fresno County
    • Former names for Big Creek:
    • Big Creek Flats
    • Cascada
    • Manzanita Park
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Creek <3>
  • Auberry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Huntington Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Prather
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Crest
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
    • Cedar Crest is located in Nevada County
  • Sentinel ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sentinel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
    • Sentinel is located in Fresno County
  • Lakeshore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ockenden ...

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

Adding Ockenden to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ockenden post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ockenden.

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 Ockenden - 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.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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