Hildreth, California

Hildreth
—  Unincorporated community  —
Hildreth
Location in California
Coordinates:
Country United States
State California
County Madera County
Elevation[1] 1,247 ft (380 m)

Hildreth is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California.[1] It is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east-southeast of O'Neals,[2] at an elevation of 1247 feet (380 m).[1]

In the late 1870s, Tom Hildreth opened a store at the site, thereby beginning the town named for him.[2] A post office opereated at Hildreth from 1886 to 1896.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hildreth, California
  2. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 782. ISBN 9781884995149.