Coburn, California

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Coburn
Unincorporated community
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Coburn
Location in California
Coordinates: 36°17′19″N121°09′10″W / 36.28861°N 121.15278°W / 36.28861; -121.15278 Coordinates: 36°17′19″N121°09′10″W / 36.28861°N 121.15278°W / 36.28861; -121.15278
Country United States
State California
County Monterey County
Elevation [1] 282 ft (86 m)

Coburn is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California. [1] It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad and County Route G15 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east-southeast of Greenfield, [2] at an elevation of 282 feet (86 m). [1]

Monterey County, California County in California, United States

Monterey County, officially the County of Monterey, is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 415,057. The county seat and largest city is Salinas.

California State of the United States of America

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 9.7 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The City and County of San Francisco is both the country's second-most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth-most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.

Greenfield, California City in California, United States

Greenfield is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. Greenfield is located in the Salinas Valley, 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Salinas, at an elevation of 289 feet. The city was the fastest growing in the county during the 2000s, the population was 12,583 in 2000, increasing to 16,330 in the 2010 census. Its most well-known public event is the annual Harvest Festival. Greenfield is a member of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments.

The name honors Loren Coburn who in 1883 granted the railroad a right of way on his land. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coburn, California
  2. 1 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. 886. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.


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