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Welcome to West Venida ...

West Venida is located in Tulare County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Venida: W. Venida

West Venida is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near West Venida ...

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

  • Visalia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Tulare
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulare
    • Tulare is located in Tulare County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,797 people
    • Tulare has also been known as:
    • Tulare City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulare <3>
  • Porterville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Lindsay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Farmersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Exeter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Woodlake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • East Farmersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmersville
    • East Farmersville is located in Tulare County
  • Ivanhoe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlake Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Junction
    • Woodlake Junction is located in Tulare County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Venida ...

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

Adding West Venida to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Venida 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 West Venida was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Venida.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Tulare, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Venida - 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.