Electra, California

Electra (formerly, Whites Bar)[2] is a former settlement in Amador County, California. It lay on the north bank of the Mokelumne River,[2] at an elevation of 755 feet (230 m). Its name came from a nearby electric generating facility.[2]

Electra
Former settlement
Electra
Location in California
Electra
Electra (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°19′56″N 120°40′17″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyAmador County
Elevation755 ft (230 m)

A post office operated at Electra from 1900 to 1923.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Electra, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 481. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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