Figarden, California

Coordinates: 36°49′22″N 119°51′45″W / 36.82278°N 119.86250°W / 36.82278; -119.86250

Figarden
Unincorporated community
Figarden

Location in California

Coordinates: 36°49′22″N 119°51′45″W / 36.82278°N 119.86250°W / 36.82278; -119.86250
Country United States
State California
County Fresno County
Elevation[1] 315 ft (96 m)

Figarden (formerly, Bullard and Fig Garden) is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California.[1] It is located 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of downtown Fresno,[2] at an elevation of 315 feet (96 m).[1]

A post office operated at Figarden from 1925 to 1944, moving in 1939, and from 1947 to 1951.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Figarden, California
  2. 1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1035. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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