Cutler

History

Rails reached Cutler in 1897. The San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad established a manned depot and offered passenger and freight service. Cutler was located at mile post 38.50 on the Visalia District. In 1899 the SF&SJV because a part of the Santa Fe Railroad. In 1914, a second rail line, one mile east of town, was laid by the Minkler Southern (a subsidiary of the Santa Fe). A connecting wye was established as well. Cutler remained an important rail junction point through the 1970s. Dwindling freight traffic caused the Santa Fe to sell the rail lines to the Tulare Valley Railroad in 1992. The rails were soon abandoned and removed.

Geography

Cutler is located at (36.524791, -119.288991). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land. Cutler is located by the junction of routes 63 and 201. Cutler is nestled near the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Foothills.

Largest nearby schools

• Dinuba High
  High · Dinuba · 2,119 students · 23.3:1 ratio
• Orosi High
  High · Orosi · 1,049 students · 19.1:1 ratio
• Washington Intermediate
  Middle · Dinuba · 1,010 students · 22:1 ratio
• El Monte Middle
  Middle · Orosi · 923 students · 22:1 ratio
• Golden Valley Elementary
  Elementary · Orosi · 659 students · 21.3:1 ratio
• Roosevelt Elementary
  Elementary · Dinuba · 609 students · 27.7:1 ratio
• Cutler Elementary
  Elementary · Cutler · 609 students · 21:1 ratio
• Lincoln Elementary
  Elementary · Dinuba · 607 students · 27.6:1 ratio