Fish Springs, California

For the place formerly with this name in Imperial County, see Desert Shores, California.
Fish Springs
—  Unincorporated community  —
Fish Springs
Location in California
Coordinates:
Country United States
State California
County Inyo County
Elevation[1] 3,937 ft (1,200 m)

Fish Springs (formerly, Tinemaha and Tinnemaha)[2] is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.[1] It is located 6.5 miles (10 km) south-southeast of Big Pine,[2] at an elevation of 3937 feet (1200 m).[1]

A post office operated at Fish Springs during part of 1866, and from 1868 to 1876.[2] A post office operated at Tinnemaha from 1895 to 1910.[2] Tinemaha is the name of a legendary Piute.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fish Springs, California
  2. ^ a b c d e Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1164. ISBN 9781884995149. 
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