Kearsarge, California

Kearsarge (formerly, Kearsarge Station[1] and Citrus[2]) is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California in the Owens Valley.[1] It is located on the former route of the Southern Pacific Railroad 4.5 miles (7.2 km) east of Independence,[2] at an elevation of 3,770 ft (1,150 m).[1]

Kearsarge
Kearsarge
Location in California
Kearsarge
Kearsarge (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°48′25″N 118°07′02″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyInyo
Elevation3,770 ft (1,149 m)

Citrus post office operated from 1888 to 1905 and from 1907 to 1910.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kearsarge, 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. 1174. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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