Blinzing, California

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Coordinates: 39°42′50″N121°24′49″W / 39.71389°N 121.41361°W / 39.71389; -121.41361

Blinzing
Former settlement
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Blinzing
Location in California
Coordinates: 39°42′50″N121°24′49″W / 39.71389°N 121.41361°W / 39.71389; -121.41361
Country United States
State California
County Butte County
Elevation
[1]
915 ft (279 m)

Blinzing is a former settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It was located 5 miles (8 km) north of Berry Creek on the Western Pacific Railroad. [2] From 1909 to 1912 its railroad station served summer resorts on the Feather River. [2] It is now under Lake Oroville. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blinzing, California
  2. 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. 197. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.