Califa, California
Califa | |
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Former settlement | |
  Califa Location in California | |
| Coordinates:37°05′05″N120°12′29″W/ 37.08472°N 120.20806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Madera County |
| Elevation | 249 ft (76 m) |
Califais a former settlement inMadera County,California.[1]It was located on theSouthern Pacific Railroad1 mile (1.6 km) northwest ofFairmead,[2]at an elevation of 249 feet (76 m).[1]Califa still appeared on maps as of 1918.[1]
Quadrangle maps from the US Geological Survey show the existence of a depot or station stop along the Southern Pacific tracks at this location as late as 1948, on the Berenda 7.5' 1:24000 quadrangle chart. By the time of the 1961 edition of the same chart,US 99had been widened, with a freeway interchange connection withState Route 152,and the Califa station had been removed from the map.[3] ( BERENDA, CA HISTORICAL MAP GEOPDF 7.5X7.5 GRID 24000-SCALE 1948 ) [4] ( BERENDA, CA HISTORICAL MAP GEOPDF 7.5X7.5 GRID 24000-SCALE 1961 )
A post office operated at Califa from 1912 to 1915.[2]
References
[edit]- ^abcdU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Califa, California
- ^abDurham, David L. (1998).California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State.Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 753.ISBN1-884995-14-4.
- ^"BERENDA, CA | USGS Store".
- ^"BERENDA, CA | USGS Store".
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