Lone Star, Fresno County, California

Lone Star
—  Unincorporated community  —
Lone Star
Location in California
Coordinates:
Country United States
State California
County Fresno County
Elevation[1] 318 ft (97 m)

Lone Star (formerly, Lonestar) is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California.[1] It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad 3.25 miles (5 km) east-northeast of Malaga,[2] at an elevation of 318 feet (97 m).[1]

The Lonestar post office operated from 1891 to 1895 and from 1900 to 1910.[2] The place was named by the first settlers after their former home state, Texas (the Lone Star State).[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lone Star, Fresno County, California
  2. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1065. ISBN 9781884995149.