The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its territories. It is a type of gazetteer. GNIS was developed by the United States Geological Survey in cooperation with the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) to promote the standardization of feature names.
Merrimac is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California located along Oroville-Quincy Road about 2.1 miles (3.4 km) south of the Plumas County line. It lies at an elevation of 3999 feet. While the location is shown as official in the National Geographic Names Database, it is not known if locals use this name to describe the place today. Nearby is Rogers Cow Camp, a campground in Lassen National Forest. The USGS feature ID for this populated place is 1659117. The US Postal Service does not show a ZIP Code for this community. The location is within area code 530.
Dayton is a small unincorporated community in Butte County, California. Its zip code is 95928 and its area code is 530. It lies at an elevation of 141 feet.
Big Bar is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California, on the North Fork of the Feather River, 0.5 mi (0.8 km) east of Pulga. It lies at an elevation of 1414 feet.
Nelson is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-southeast of Durham, at an elevation of 121 feet. Nelson's first post office was established in 1873; its zip code is 95958. The place was founded in 1873 by the California and Oregon Railroad Company and named for an early settler, A.D. Nelson.
Nelsons Crossing is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 3104 feet. The place is on Fall Creek.
New Blinzing is a former settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It was located 5.25 miles north of Berry Creek and about 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Blinzing, on the Western Pacific Railroad, at an elevation of 942 feet. It still appeared on maps as of 1948.
Wicks Corner is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California, at the junction of California State Route 70 and California State Route 149. It lies at an elevation of 272 feet.
Petersburg is a former settlement in Kern County, California. It was located on Greenhorn Creek 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west-northwest of Miracle Hot Springs, at an elevation of 4731 feet. Petersburg still appeared on maps as of 1956.
Actis is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located 6.5 miles (10 km) north of Rosamond, at an elevation of 2,562 feet (781 m). It is situated between Mojave and Rosamond at Backus Road and California State Route 14.
Aerial Acres is a fly-in unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located 5.5 miles (9 km) east-southeast of Castle Butte, at an elevation of 2,428 feet (740 m). It was noted as "a desert town at Clay Mine Road and Sequoia in Peerless Valley, California.
Armistead is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Inyokern, at an elevation of 3,068 feet (935 m). Armistead's ZIP Code is 93527.
Blackwells Corner is an unincorporated community in the Antelope Valley of Kern County, California. It is located 50 miles (80 km) west-northwest of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 650 feet. Blackwells Corner is at the intersection of California State Route 46 and California State Route 33, and was the last place James Dean was seen alive prior to his death in a car wreck.
Goler Heights, also known simply as Goler, is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located 6.5 miles (10 km) northwest of Randsburg, at an elevation of 2,579 feet (786 m). The town is named after John Goller, a German immigrant who discovered a placer gold deposit that was later mined and named in his honor.
Gypsite is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.
Millux is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located on the Sunset Railroad 15 miles (24 km) east-northeast of Taft, at an elevation of 292 feet (89 m).
Old River is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located 9.5 miles (15 km) southwest of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 344 feet (105 m).
Packwood is a former settlement in Kern County, California. It was located 11 miles (18 km) south-southeast of Orchard Peak, at an elevation of 1375 feet. Packwood still appeared on maps as of 1947.
Saltdale is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located near Koehn Lake 21 miles (34 km) south-southwest of Ridgecrest near Garlock, California.
Glenblair is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. It is located 15 miles (24 km) north-northwest of Comptche, at an elevation of 207 feet.
