Vega, California

Vega is a former settlement in Monterey County, California.[1] It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 2.5 miles (4 km) west-northwest of Aromas,[2] at an elevation of 62 feet (19 m).[1] Vega still appeared on USGS maps as of 1917.[1]

Vega
Former settlement
Vega
Location in California
Coordinates: 36°53′45″N 121°41′27″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMonterey County
Elevation62 ft (19 m)

The name, bestowed in 1871, comes from the Vega del Rio del Pajaro land grant on which the town was built.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vega, 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. 972. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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