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Welcome to Wildflower ...

Wildflower is located in Fresno County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wildflower, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Wildflower is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wildflower: 559

Communities Also Named Wildflower ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wildflower - it's located in Utah.

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

Communities near Wildflower ...

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

  • Hanford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sanger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lemoore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Reedley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dinuba
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Selma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Fresno County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <3>
  • Parlier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fowler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Laton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wildflower ...

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

Adding Wildflower to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wildflower 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 Wildflower was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wildflower.

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 Wildflower - 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.