Gypsite, California
Gypsite is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[1]
Gypsite | |
|---|---|
  Gypsite Location in California  Gypsite Gypsite (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 35°19′52″N 117°55′52″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern County |
| Elevation | 1,959 ft (597 m) |
It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Saltdale, in the Fremont Valley of the Mojave Desert [2] at an elevation of 1,959 feet (597 m).[1] It is located near Koehn Lake south-southwest of Ridgecrest near Garlock, California.
A post office operated at Gypsite from 1911 to 1912.[2] The name recalls a nearby gypsum mine.[2]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gypsite, 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. 1043. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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