Piute, California
Piute (also, Pah-ute, Pahute, and Paiute) is a former settlement in Kern County, California.[1] It was located 5.25 miles (8.4 km) north-northeast of Loraine (then called Paris),[2] at an elevation of 5016 feet (1529 m).[1]
Piute | |
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Former settlement | |
Piute Location in California | |
Coordinates: 35°24′00″N 118°24′03″W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Kern County |
Elevation | 5,016 ft (1,529 m) |
A post office operated at Piute from 1875 to 1876 and from 1894 to 1918.[2]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Piute, 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. 1089. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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