Caymus, California

Caymus
—  Former settlement  —
Caymus
Location in California
Coordinates:
Country  United States
State  California
County Napa County
Elevation[1] 32 m (105 ft)

Caymus (also, Caymas) is a former settlement in Napa County, California.[1] It lay at an elevation of 105 feet (32 m).[1] Caymus was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Rutherford.[2]

It was located on Rancho Caymus, a Mexican land grant, a very notable wine producing area.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caymus, California
  2. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 614. ISBN 9781884995149. 
  3. ^ Sullivan, Charles Lewis (1 October 1998). A companion to California wine: an encyclopedia of wine and winemaking from the mission period to the present. University of California Press. p. 57. ISBN 9780520213517. http://books.google.com/books?id=GhJJElLJn5cC&pg=PA57. Retrieved 13 June 2011. 
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