Madera County, California Genealogy and History - presented by Genealogy Trails

Madera County, CA
History and Genealogy
Last updated 7-18-2009

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HISTORY

Madera County was formed in 1893 from parts of Fresno County.

Madera in Spanish means timber or lumber. The county derives its name from the town of Madera, named when the California Lumber Company built a log flume to carry lumber to the railroad there in 1876.

Madera County is a county of the U.S. state of California, located in the Central Valley north of Fresno County. The county seat is Madera.

The southernmost part of Yosemite National Park is located in the county's northeast.

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COUNTY DATA

Transcribed Obituaries

County Seat: Madera
Year Organized: 1893
Square Miles: 2,138

Neighboring counties

Fresno County, California
Mariposa County, California
Merced County, California
Mono County, California
Tuolumne County, California

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