East Biggs, California

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East Biggs
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East Biggs
Location in California
Coordinates: 39°24′55″N121°39′14″W / 39.41528°N 121.65389°W / 39.41528; -121.65389 Coordinates: 39°24′55″N121°39′14″W / 39.41528°N 121.65389°W / 39.41528; -121.65389
Country United States
State California
County Butte County
Elevation
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121 ft (37 m)

East Biggs (formerly, Rio Bonito) is a small unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 121 feet (37 m).

The town was founded on the Northern Electric Railroad. Rio Bonito post office opened in 1909 and closed it in 1914. [2]

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References

  1. "East Biggs". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  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. 230. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.