Welcome to Trigo ...

Trigo is located in Madera County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trigo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Trigo is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Trigo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Trigo: This one is located in Madera County and the other is located in San Joaquin County.

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

Communities near Trigo ...

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

• Fresno
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
  • Fresno is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 530,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fresno <4>
• Clovis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovis
  • Clovis is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clovis <4>
• Madera
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madera
  • Madera is located in Madera County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madera <4>
• Kerman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerman
  • Kerman is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerman <4>
• Parkwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
  • Parkwood is located in Madera County
• Herndon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Herndon is located in Fresno County
• Barstow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barstow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
  • Barstow is located in Fresno County
• Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos
  • Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos is located in Madera County
• Raco
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raco
  • Raco is located in Fresno County
• Biola
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biola
  • Biola is located in Fresno County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biola <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trigo ...

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

Adding Trigo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Trigo post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trigo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Madera County: www.madera-county.com/

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