Avena, California

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Avena is a former settlement in Inyo County, California. [1] It was located about halfway between Bishop and Round Valley. [1]

A post office operated at Avena from 1880 to 1885. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1148. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.