Burckhalter, California

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Coordinates: 39°21′30″N120°04′00″W / 39.35833°N 120.06667°W / 39.35833; -120.06667 Coordinates: 39°21′30″N120°04′00″W / 39.35833°N 120.06667°W / 39.35833; -120.06667
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Burckhalter (also, Burkhalter) is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. [1] Burkhalter was located 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Boca. [1]

Nevada County, California County in California, United States

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California State of the United States of America

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Boca, California Former settlement in California, United States

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A post office operated at Burckhalter from 1891 to 1896. [1] The name commemorates Walter Burckhalter, the first postmaster. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 452. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.