Packwood, California

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Packwood
Former settlement
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Packwood
Location in California
Coordinates: 35°35′15″N120°03′37″W / 35.58750°N 120.06028°W / 35.58750; -120.06028 Coordinates: 35°35′15″N120°03′37″W / 35.58750°N 120.06028°W / 35.58750; -120.06028
Country United States
State California
County Kern County
Elevation [1] 1,375 ft (419 m)

Packwood (also, Packwood's) [2] is a former settlement in Kern County, California. [1] It was located 11 miles (18 km) south-southeast of Orchard Peak, [2] at an elevation of 1375 feet (419 m). [1] Packwood still appeared on maps as of 1947. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Packwood, California
  2. 1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1085. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.