Electra, California
Electra | |
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Former settlement | |
  Electra Location in California  Electra Electra (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°19′56″N 120°40′17″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Amador County |
| Elevation | 755 ft (230 m) |
Electra (formerly, Whites Bar)[2] is a former settlement in Amador County, California. It lay on the north bank of the Mokelumne River,[2] at an elevation of 755 feet (230 m). Its name came from a nearby electric generating facility.[2]
A post office operated at Electra from 1900 to 1923.[2]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Electra, 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. 481. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Amador County, California, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Amador County map | |
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| Other unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost towns | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This CDP also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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