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Welcome to Sawmill Flat ...

Sawmill Flat is located in Fresno County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sawmill Flat: Sawmill Flt.

Sawmill Flat is 6,750 feet [2,057 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sawmill Flat is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Sawmill Flat: 559

Communities Also Named Sawmill Flat ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Sawmill Flat: This one is located in Fresno County and the other is located in Tuolumne County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sawmill Flat.

Communities near Sawmill Flat ...

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

  • Bretz Mill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretz Mill
    • Bretz Mill is located in Fresno County
  • Hume
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunlap
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Grant Grove Village
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Grove Village
    • Grant Grove Village is located in Tulare County
  • Pinehurst
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Dora Belle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Belle
    • Dora Belle is located in Fresno County
  • Miramonte
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Pineridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
    • Pineridge is located in Fresno County
  • Shaver Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sawmill Flat ...

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

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 Sawmill Flat - 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.