Ockenden, California
37°05′20″N 119°19′03″W / 37.08889°N 119.31750°W
Ockenden | |
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  Ockenden Location in California  Ockenden Ockenden (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°05′20″N 119°19′03″W / 37.08889°N 119.31750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Fresno County |
| Elevation | 5,568 ft (1,697 m) |
Ockenden is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California.[1] It is located 1.25 miles (2.0 km) south of Shaver Lake Heights,[2] at an elevation of 5568 feet (1697 m).[1]
A post office operated at Ockenden from 1893 to 1918.[2] The name commemorates Thomas J. Ockenden, its first postmaster.[2]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ockenden, California
- ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1082. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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