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- 1 2 3 4 5 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Panoche Creek
- ↑ Frank F. Latta, "El Camino Viejo á Los Angeles", Kern County Historical Association, 1936, map
- ↑ Mildred B. Hoover, et al. Historic Spots in California. 3rd edition. Stanford University Press, Stanford, 1966. p.89
- ↑ Mildred B. Hoover, et al. Historic Spots in California. 3rd edition. Stanford University Press, Stanford, 1966. pp.89,202.
