Magnet, California

Magnet is a former settlement in Madera County, California.[1] It was located 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of O'Neals,[2] at an elevation of 1404 feet (428 m).[1]

Magnet
Former settlement
Magnet is located in California
Magnet
Magnet
Location in California
Coordinates: 37°09′08″N 119°39′42″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMadera County
Elevation1,404 ft (428 m)

A post office operated at Magnet from 1900 to 1907.[2] The name came from the Magnet mine.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Magnet, 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. 811. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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