Narbo, California

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Narbo
Former settlement
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Narbo
Location in California
Coordinates: 37°13′02″N119°42′05″W / 37.21722°N 119.70139°W / 37.21722; -119.70139
Country United States
State California
County Madera County
Elevation
[1]
1,995 ft (608 m)

Narbo is a former settlement in Madera County, California. [1] It was located on Quartz Mountain about 4.25 miles (7 km) north of O'Neals, [2] at an elevation of 1995 feet (608 m). [1]

Narbo was a mining community financed by French investors. [2] The name Narbo comes from Narbonne, the name of one of the investors. [2] Narbo is the Latin name for the town Narbonne, France. A post office operated at Narbo from 1884 to 1887. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Narbo, California
  2. 1 2 3 4 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 817. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.


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