Magnet, California

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Magnet
Former settlement
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Magnet
Location in California
Coordinates: 37°09′08″N119°39′42″W / 37.15222°N 119.66167°W / 37.15222; -119.66167
Country United States
State California
County Madera County
Elevation
[1]
1,404 ft (428 m)

Magnet is a former settlement in Madera County, California. [1] It was located 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of O'Neals, [2] at an elevation of 1404 feet (428 m). [1]

A post office operated at Magnet from 1900 to 1907. [2] The name came from the Magnet mine. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Magnet, California
  2. 1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 811. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.


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