Tejon, California
Tejon is a former settlement in southern Kern County, California.[1] It is located at Tejon Pass, which connects the Los Angeles Basin with the San Joaquin Valley.
It was located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Lebec, on the Stockton - Los Angeles Road.[1] This historic road has been replaced by Interstate 5 in California.
A post office operated at Tejon during part of 1895, before the service was transferred to Lebec.[1]
References
- Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1060. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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