Sodan, California

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Sodan is a former settlement in Inyo County, California. [1] It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad about halfway between Narka and Little Lake. [1]

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References

  1. 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. 1179. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.

Coordinates: 35°55′15.9″N117°54′09.9″W / 35.921083°N 117.902750°W / 35.921083; -117.902750