Solon, California

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Solon
Former settlement
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Solon
Location in California
Coordinates: 34°57′16″N117°47′50″W / 34.95444°N 117.79722°W / 34.95444; -117.79722 Coordinates: 34°57′16″N117°47′50″W / 34.95444°N 117.79722°W / 34.95444; -117.79722
Country United States
State California
County Kern County
Elevation [1] 2,280 ft (695 m)

Solon is a former settlement in Kern County, California. [1] It lay at an elevation of 2280 feet (695 m). [1] Solon was located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad about 8 miles (13 km) east-northeast of Edwards. [2] It appears on maps as of 1942. [1]

Kern County, California County in California, United States

Kern County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 839,631. Its county seat is Bakersfield.

California State of the United States of America

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Solon, California
  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. 1108. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.