Piute, California
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| Piute | |
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| — Former settlement — | |
 Piute
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| Coordinates: 35°24′00″N 118°24′03″W / 35.4°N 118.40083°WCoordinates: 35°24′00″N 118°24′03″W / 35.4°N 118.40083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern County |
| Elevation[1] | 5,016 ft (1,529 m) |
Piute (also, Pah-ute, Pahute, and Paiute) is a former settlement in Kern County, California.[1] It was located 5.25 miles (8.4 km) north-northeast of Loraine (then called Paris),[2] at an elevation of 5016 feet (1529 m).[1]
A post office operated at Piute from 1875 to 1876 and from 1894 to 1918.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Piute, California
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1089. ISBN 9781884995149.
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