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
Cameron
Location in California
Cameron
Cameron (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°05′48″N 118°17′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyKern County
Elevation3,802 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

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cameron, Kern County, 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. 1011. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.