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Madera County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

Note 1: The Cultural Feature "Locales" can be very helpful in getting oriented in a new community.
Note 2: Links for Local Area Search and Driving Directions are below each feature map.

Physical Features
Arches 1
Areas 1
Basins 3
Bays 5
Bends 2
Cliffs 4
Falls 8
Flats 77
Forests 1
Gaps 18
Guts 2
Islands 2
Lakes 121
Pillars 2
Ranges 4
Rapids 1
Ridges 11
Slopes 1
Springs 8
Streams 138
Summits 91
Valleys 16
Woods 1
Cultural Features
Airports 10
Bridges 4
Buildings 50
Canals 40
Cemeteries 8
Churches 62
Civil 12
Crossings 3
Dams 19
Hospitals 8
Locales 229
Mines 31
Parks 21
Post Offices 8
Reserves 1
Reservoirs 14
Schools 47
Towers 5
Trails 8
Historical Features
Airports 2
Bars 1
Bridges 1
Buildings 3
Churches 1
Civil 1
Flats 1
Hospitals 1
Locales 15
Military (Historical) 1
Mines 2
Parks 1
Populated Places 21
Post Offices 30
Schools 15
Wells 3
  • Physical Features are the natural features of the Earth's surface.
  • Cultural Features are landscape features that were created or shaped by humans.
  • Historical Features are features that no longer exist on the landscape.
  • Historical Landmarks: California's National Historic Landmarks