Cactus, California

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Coordinates: 32°51′44″N 114°53′49″W / 32.86222°N 114.89694°W / 32.86222; -114.89694

Cactus
Unincorporated community
Cactus
Location in California
Coordinates: 32°51′44″N 114°53′49″W / 32.86222°N 114.89694°W / 32.86222; -114.89694
Country United States
State California
County Imperial County
Elevation[1] 394 ft (120 m)

Cactus is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California.[1] It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northwest of Ogilby,[2] at an elevation of 394 feet (120 m).[1]

A post office operated in Cactus for a time in 1883, and from 1885 to 1886.[2] Cactus was originally a railroad construction camp.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cactus, 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. 1400. ISBN 9781884995149. 
Municipalities and communities of Imperial County, California, United States
Cities
CDPs
Unincorporated
communities
Indian
reservations
  • Fort Yuma Indian Reservation
  • Torres-Martinez Indian Reservation
Ghost towns


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