Keyesville, California
| Keyesville | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
 Keyesville
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| Coordinates: 35°37′33″N 118°30′39″W / 35.62583°N 118.51083°WCoordinates: 35°37′33″N 118°30′39″W / 35.62583°N 118.51083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern County |
| Elevation[1] | 2,848 ft (868 m) |
Keyesville (formerly, Keysville[1] and Hogeye[2]) is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[1] It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Lake Isabella, at an elevation of 2848 feet (868 m).[1] Keyesville is named for Richard M. Keyes, whose discovery of gold in 1853 started the Kern River Gold Rush.[1] A petition to the commander of Camp Babbitt about the depredations of the local native Americans, led to the Keyesville Massacre nearby on April 19, 1863.
[edit] Natural history
Keyesville lies at lower elevations of the Greenhorn Mountains. There are areas of scattered trees and brushy slopes in the vicinity.[3] A number of wildflowers are in evidence in this part of the Greenhorn Mountains, including the Yellow Mariposa Lily, Calochortus luteus, which species is at the southern limit of its range within the Greenhorn Mountains.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keyesville, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1056. ISBN 9781884995149.
- ^ William B. Secrest. 2004. California feuds: vengeance, vendettas & violence on the Old West coast, page 172 of 336 pages
- ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Yellow Mariposa Lily: Calochortus luteus, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
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