Trigo, Madera County, California

Trigo (Spanish for "Wheat") is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California.[1] It is located 7 miles (11 km) east-southeast of Madera,[2] at an elevation of 289 feet (88 m).[1]

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Trigo is located in California
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Location in California
Trigo is located in the United States
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Coordinates: 36°54′47″N 119°57′38″W / 36.91306°N 119.96056°W / 36.91306; -119.96056
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMadera County
Elevation289 ft (88 m)

History

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Trigo was formerly called Patterson. A post office operated at Trigo from 1912 to 1942.[2] Trigo was subdivided around 1911 and settled by deeply religious farmers from Iowa and Colorado, who quickly scattered. A store, church, school, Santa Fe freight station, and warehouses once stood in the town. By 1979, Trigo consisted of "15 houses and 12 mobile homes".[3] A few residences remain as of 2023.

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trigo, Madera County, California
  2. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 838-839. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ Laughnan, Woody (November 11, 1979). "Trigo: It's no Anaheim, Azusa, Cucamonga". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, CA. Retrieved November 29, 2023.