Coordinates: 39°34′52″N122°00′24″W / 39.58111°N 122.00667°W
A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on Earth to be specified by a set of numbers, letters or symbols. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represents a vertical position and two or three of the numbers represent a horizontal position; alternatively, a geographic position may be expressed in a combined three-dimensional Cartesian vector. A common choice of coordinates is latitude, longitude and elevation. To specify a location on a plane requires a map projection.
| Jacinto | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Jacinto Location in California  Jacinto Jacinto (the US) | |
| Coordinates: 39°34′52″N122°00′24″W / 39.58111°N 122.00667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Glenn County |
| Elevation [1] | 112 ft (34 m) |
Jacinto is a small unincorporated community in Glenn County, California. [1] Named for Jacinto Rodriques, who received a Mexican land grant in the area in 1844, it is located on the Sacramento River 11 miles (18 km) east-northeast of Willows, [2] at an elevation of 112 feet (34 m). [1]
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Glenn County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,122. The county seat is Willows. It is located in the Sacramento Valley, in the northern part of the California Central Valley.
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.
A post office was established at Jacinto March 19, 1858 and operated until November 15, 1910. [2] Jacinto was the home of Dr. Hugh J. Glenn, a prominent figure in California politics.
Hugh James Glenn was a prominent businessman and politician in California. Glenn was born near Staunton, Virginia, and grew up in Monroe County, Missouri. He was educated as a physician at McDowell's Medical College in St. Louis, Missouri. Glenn served with Colonel Alexander William Doniphan's Missouri Volunteers in the Mexican–American War, returning to St. Louis afterwards to marry Nancy Harrison Abernathy, a relative of Tirey L. Ford, on March 15, 1849. In 1850, Glenn joined the California Gold Rush. He found no gold, but was successful in operating a livery stable at Sacramento, later selling it for a good profit. He returned to California in 1853, bringing his family with him.
