Claraville, California

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Claraville
Unincorporated community
Claraville is located in California
Claraville
Claraville
Location in California
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Country United States
State California
County Kern County
Elevation[1] 6,302 ft (1,921 m)

Claraville (formerly, Kelso and Clarasillo)[2] is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[1] It is located 13 miles (21 km) north of Emerald Mountain,[2] at an elevation of 6302 feet (1921 m).[1]

A post office operated at Claraville from 1940 to 1941 and from 1949 to 1957.[2] Originally a mining camp called Kelso, the place was renamed Claraville in honor of Clara Munckton, first white woman there.[2] It developed in the 1860s, was deserted by 1869, and revived in the 1930s with the resumption of mining operations during the depression.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Claraville, California
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.


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