Griswold, California

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Griswold is a former settlement in Monterey County, California. [1] It was located in Long Valley 8.5 miles (14 km) east of San Lucas. [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.

San Lucas, California census-designated place in California, United States

San Lucas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Monterey County, California, United States. San Lucas was founded in 1886 and named after the San Lucas Rancho, which was granted in 1842 and named in honor of Saint Luke. The post office was first established in 1892.

The Griswold post office operated from 1884 to 1887, when service was transferred to San Lucas. [1]

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References

  1. 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. 952. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.