Millerton, Madera County, California

For the nearby place formerly with this name, see Fort Miller, California.

Millerton was the original county seat of Fresno County, that was formed in 1856 when the county was larger than today. The county comprised its current area and all of what became Madera County and parts of what are today San Benito, Tulare, Kings, Inyo, and Mono counties.

Millerton, was located along the Stockton - Los Angeles Road on the south bank of the free-flowing San Joaquin River and close to Fort Miller. McCray's Ferry on the north bank of the river was the means for crossing the river at that point. Millerton became the county seat of Fresno County after becoming a focal point of commerce and mail delivery for settlers in the lower San Joaquin Valley.

The town began its decline when the San Joaquin River flooded on Christmas Eve, 1867, inundating Millerton. Some residents rebuilt, others moved. In 1872, the Central Pacific Railroad established a station for its new Southern Pacific line near a farm then owned by Anthony Easterby bounded by the present Chestnut, Belmont, Clovis and California avenues. Soon there was a store and around which grew the town of Fresno Station, later called Fresno. Many Millerton residents, drawn by the convenience of the railroad and worried about flooding, moved to the new community.

Two years after the station was established, in 1874, county residents voted to move the county seat from Millerton to Fresno. The vote totals are Fresno 417; Lisbon 124; Centerville 123; Millerton 93. Millerton was eventually abandoned as a result.

When the Friant Dam was completed in 1944, the site of Millerton became inundated by the waters of Millerton Lake. In extreme droughts, when the reservoir shrinks, ruins of the original county seat can still be observed.

The ZIP Code is 93623. The community is inside area code 559.

References

Bulbulian, Berge; Shekoyan, Elish (2000). The Fresno Armenians: history of a diaspora community. Fresno, California: The Press at California State University. pp. 15–16. ISBN 0-912201-35-5. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
Hildegarde, Hawthorne (2007). The Fresno Armenians: history of a diaspora community. Read Books. pp. 391–392. ISBN 1-4067-6776-X. Retrieved 2009-06-03.

Municipalities and communities of Madera County, California, United States

County seat: Madera

Cities	Chowchilla Madera

CDPs	Ahwahnee Bass Lake Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos Coarsegold Fairmead La Vina Madera Acres Nipinnawasee Oakhurst Parksdale Parkwood Rolling Hills Yosemite Lakes

Unincorporated communities	Ahwahnee Estates Bass Lake Annex Berenda Bonadelle Ranchos Bonadelle Ranchos Five Bonadelle Ranchos Nine Bonita Borden Cascadel Woods Central Camp Dairyland Daulton Fine Gold Fresno Crossing Gregg Hildreth Indian Lakes Estates Indian Springs Irrigosa Italian Swiss Colony Kismet Knowles Knowles Junction Lake Madera Country Estates Madera Country Club Estates Madera Highlands Madera Ranchos Minturn North Fork Notarb Old Corral O'Neals Raymond Ripperdan River Road Estates San Joaquin River Estates Sharon Sierra Vista South Fork Storey Sugar Pine Sumner Hill The Pines Trigo Valley Lake Ranchos Whisky Falls Yosemite Forks Yosemite Lakes Park

Indian reservations	Northfork Rancheria Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians

Ghost towns	Ash Bailey Flats Bethel Birch Buchanan Califa Cascadel Femmon Fort Miller Gertrude Gold Grub Gulch Herbert Hillside Jesbel Lankershim Lincoln Magnet Medano Miami Millerton Minarets Narbo Oak Ovejo Plains Rallsville Starville Talbot Tharsa Tillman Tyler Watt Willow Glen Wishon

Coordinates: 37°0′N 119°40′W / 37.000°N 119.667°W / 37.000; -119.667

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