Blinzing, California

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Coordinates: 39°42′50″N 121°24′49″W / 39.71389°N 121.41361°W / 39.71389; -121.41361

Blinzing
Former settlement
Blinzing
Location in California
Coordinates: 39°42′50″N 121°24′49″W / 39.71389°N 121.41361°W / 39.71389; -121.41361
Country United States
State California
County Butte County
Elevation[1] 915 ft (279 m)

Blinzing is a former settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It was located 5 miles (8 km) north of Berry Creek on the Western Pacific Railroad,[2] at an elevation of 915 feet (279 m). From 1909 to 1912 its railroad station served summer resorts on the Feather River.[2] It is now under Lake Oroville.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blinzing, California
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 197. ISBN 9781884995149. 
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