Trigo, Madera County, California Explained

Trigo
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
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Pushpin Label Position:bottom
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Madera County
Coordinates:36.9131°N -119.9606°W
Elevation M:88
Elevation Ft:289

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

History

Trigo was formerly called Patterson. A post office operated at Trigo from 1912 to 1942. 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".[1] A few residences remain as of 2023.

Notes and References

  1. News: Laughnan . Woody . 11 Nov 1979 . Trigo: It's no Anaheim, Azusa, Cucamonga . The Fresno Bee . Fresno, CA . 29 Nov 2023.