Cameron, Kern County, California
Cameron is an unincorporated community in the Tehachapi Mountains, in Kern County, California.[1] It is located on the Union Pacific Railroad 9 miles (14 km) east-southeast of Tehachapi,[2] at an elevation of 3,802 feet (1,159 m).[1]
Cameron | |
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Cameron Location in California Cameron Cameron (the United States) | |
Coordinates: 35°05′48″N 118°17′51″W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Kern County |
Elevation | 3,802 ft (1,159 m) |
A post office operated at Cameron from 1899 to 1922 and for a time in 1923.[2] The name honors George W. Cameron, early settler.[2]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cameron, Kern County, California
- Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1011. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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