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Madera County (/ m ə ˈ d ɛər ə / ⓘ), officially the County of Madera, is a county located at the geographic center of the U.S. state of California. [3] It features a varied landscape, encompassing the eastern San Joaquin Valley and the central Sierra Nevada, with Madera serving as the county seat. [4]
Thousand Island Lake is a large alpine lake in the Sierra Nevada, within the Ansel Adams Wilderness in eastern Madera County, California. The lake is named for the many small rocky islands that dot its surface. Theodore Solomons probably established the 'Thousand Island' name, as this appears on his 1896 map. John Muir called it by "Islet Lake ...
Madera (Spanish for "Wood") is a city and county seat of Madera County, located in the San Joaquin Valley of California. [9] As of the 2020 United States census , the city's population was 66,224. [ 8 ]
The Fork Fire that began Wednesday afternoon near the town of North Fork in eastern Madera County continues to burn as of Thursday afternoon. The latest estimates from Cal Fire are that it has ...
Madera County: 039: Madera: 1893: Fresno: The city of Madera, which was named for the lumber industry it was created for; madera is Spanish for "wood" or "timber". General Law 162,858: 2,138 sq mi (5,537 km 2) Marin County: 041: San Rafael: 1850: original: Chief Marin, "great chief of the tribe Licatiut" (a branch of the Coast Miwok people ...
Fresno County's intro paragraph on its web site says it is in central California. [6] Madera County Madera County describes itself as located "in the exact center of California." [7] Madera County Economic Development Commission describes the county as "located in the geographical center of California". [8] Tulare County
An eastern Madera County wildfire that prompted many evacuation orders burned 400 acres and was 0% contained as of Wednesday night. THURSDAY UPDATE: 400 homes threatened by Fork Fire, Cal Fire says
This list includes properties and districts listed on the California Historical Landmark listing in Madera County, California. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.