East Gridley, California

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Coordinates: 39°21′48″N121°39′43″W / 39.36333°N 121.66194°W / 39.36333; -121.66194

East Gridley
Unincorporated community
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East Gridley
Location in California
Coordinates: 39°21′48″N121°39′43″W / 39.36333°N 121.66194°W / 39.36333; -121.66194
Country United States
State California
County Butte County
Elevation [1] 98 ft (30 m)

East Gridley (formerly, Gridley Station) is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 98 feet (30 m). The town was founded as Gridley Station on the Sacramento Northern Railroad. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Gridley, California
  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.