Places in Tulare County
Alpaugh
Founded in 1905, the town was named for John Alpaugh, one of the founders.
Badger
Badger is an unincorporated town with a population of 140.
Balance Rock
Located on Old Stage Road, which was the major inland route of gold seekers to the northern and southern mines, it was the first public road in Tulare County.
California Hot Springs
The California Hot Springs, formerly known as the Deer Creek Hot Springs, were long used by the American Indians.
Cairns Corner
Century-old olive trees still exist at Cairns Corner.
Camp Nelson
It has an elevation of about 5,000 feet.
Cutler
The average house value is $84,900.
Dinuba
Known as the home of California’s first female state senator, the late Rose Ann Vuich.
Ducor
Ducor originally was called Dutch Corners. In 1889 railroad officials took the “du” from Dutch and “cor” from Corners to form Ducor.
Earlimart
Dack Rambo, a soap opera actor known for work on “Dallas” and “Another World,” is from here.
Elderwood
Elderwood is wooded in some places and ringed by rocky foothills with oak-dotted ravines, according to a 1972 article in The Fresno Bee.
Exeter
Exeter is known for the sweetest oranges in the world.
Farmersville
Farmersville is the oldest settlement in the county, after Visalia.
Goshen
Until the 20th century, Goshen was an island in a marsh at the edge of Tulare Lake.
Grant Grove
Its yearly treks to the Nation’s Christmas Tree are quite popular.
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe School was founded in 1886 about a mile northeast of the present town.
Kaweah
The Kaweah Post Office, built in 1910, is a lasting vestige of the Kaweah Colony.
Lindsay
Lindsay has a nationally recognized mural program.
Lemon Cove
It was first called Lime Kiln due to the lime deposits discovered in the vicinity in 1859.
London
The area is 0.63 square miles.
Miramonte
The population of Miramonte is about 1,000.
Orosi
Orosi is the literal Spanish translation “gold, yes.” The founders of the town named it such because it sits in a “golden valley” of poppies.
Pixley
A train robbery occurred near Pixley in February 1889. The story was covered by The New York Times.
Porterville
Porterville is home to the oldest high school band in California, the Porterville Panther Marching Band.
Posey
The community name is believed to come from Spanish for “well” or “water hole.”
Richgrove
Richgrove has a rich citrus section.
Springville
In the science fiction novel “Lucifer’s Hammer,” written by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, fragments of a comet strike the Earth. The collapse of dams causes the San Joaquin Valley to become an inland sea. The second half of the novel focuses on a civilization in the fictional “Silver Valley,” located slightly east or northeast of Springville.
Strathmore
Notable locals includes Roy Kuivenhoven, a UCLA Track and Field All American.
Sultana
The community was named after a variety of grape.
Terra Bella
Terra Bella was the largest wheat shipping point in California.
Three Rivers
The town’s name comes from its location near the junction of the North, Middle and South Forks of the Kaweah River.
Tipton
The top three industries include: retail trade, transportation and warehousing, and wholesale trade.
Tonyville
For outdoor fun go fishing or camping at a nearby lake or park.
Traver
Traver Elementary School has fewer than 250 students.
Tulare
This is the home of the annual World Ag Expo.
Visalia
It is known for its rich and vibrant downtown area.
Waukena
The average January temperature in Waukena is 36 degrees F.
Wilsonia
Wilsonia was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Woodlake
The area was originally the home of the Yokut and Wutchumna Indians who lived around Bravo Lake.
Yettem
Yettem, the Armenian word for “Eden,” received its name as a result of the rapidly growing community of Armenians.