Carbondale, California

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Coordinates: 38°24′32″N 121°00′25″W / 38.40889°N 121.00694°W / 38.40889; -121.00694

Carbondale
Unincorporated community
Carbondale
Location in California
Coordinates: 38°24′32″N 121°00′25″W / 38.40889°N 121.00694°W / 38.40889; -121.00694
Country United States
State California
County Amador County
Elevation[1] 223 ft (68 m)

Carbondale (formerly, Buckeye)[2] is an unincorporated community in Amador County, California. It is located 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Ione on the Southern Pacific Railroad,[2] at an elevation of 223 feet (68 m).

The place's early economy was related to coal mining and shipment.[2] A post office operated at Carbondale from 1922 to 1955.[2]

Currently, only one residence remains in the general area of the town. Other than the remains of a school house, no other structures exist.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carbondale, California
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 461. ISBN 9781884995149. 
Municipalities and communities of Amador County, California, United States
Cities
CDPs
Unincorporated
communities
Ghost towns
Footnotes
‡This CDP also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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