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Welcome to Sequoia ...

Sequoia is located in Tuolumne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sequoia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Sequoia is 4,490 feet [1,369 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Sequoia is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Sequoia: 209 & 350<3>

Communities Also Named Sequoia ...

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

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

Websites for Sequoia ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tcchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sequoia, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Sequoia ...

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

  • Mather
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mather is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
  • El Portal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dogtown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dogtown is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Yosemite West
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Yosemite West is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite West
  • Jerseydale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
  • Yosemite Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Yosemite Valley is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Valley
  • Colorado ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Colorado is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado
  • Coulterville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Yosemite Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Yosemite Village is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Village
  • Bagby ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bagby is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagby

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sequoia ...

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

Adding Sequoia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sequoia in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Sequoia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sequoia post office opened in 1886. The Sequoia post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sequoia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Tuolumne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sequoia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Sequoia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Sequoia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/