Greenwich, California

Greenwich is a former settlement in Kern County, California.[1] It was located 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Old Town, near the modern-day site of Tehachapi.[1]

Greenwich was founded by Peter D. Greene in the 1870s.[1] A post office operated at Greenwich from 1875 to 1893, when the service was moved to Tehachapi.[1]

References

  1. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1115. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.



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