Mailliard, California
Mailliard is a former settlement in Marin County, California.[1] It was located on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad 8 miles (13 km) south-southwest of downtown Novato,[2] at an elevation of 436 feet (133 m), in part of what is now Woodacre, in the San Geronimo Valley.[1] Mailliard still appeared on maps as of 1914.[1] The settlement was named after Adolph Mailliard, who settled there in 1868 with his wife Ann Eliza Ward to establish San Geronimo Ranch, where they bred horses.[3]
Mailliard | |
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Former settlement | |
Mailliard Location in California | |
Coordinates: 38°00′24″N 122°38′03″W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Marin County |
Elevation | 436 ft (133 m) |
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mailliard, 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. 659. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- Mailliard, William Somers (1993). "The Mailliards of California : a family chronicle, 1868-1990". Internet Archive. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
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