Barnes Settlement, California

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Barnes Settlement is a former settlement in Kern County, California. [1] It was located a little west of Old River. [1]

The place was laid out by Thomas Barnes in 1859. [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. 1083. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.