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Welcome to Trimmer ...

Trimmer is located in Fresno County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trimmer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Trimmer is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Trimmer: 559

Communities near Trimmer ...

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

  • Sanger
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange Cove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Piedra
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bretz Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretz Mill
    • Bretz Mill is located in Fresno County
  • Tollhouse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gravesboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesboro
    • Gravesboro is located in Fresno County
  • Pineridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
    • Pineridge is located in Fresno County
  • Sentinel ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Yokuts
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Shaver Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trimmer ...

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

Adding Trimmer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Trimmer post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trimmer.

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 Trimmer - 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/