Daulton, California

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Daulton
Unincorporated community
Daulton
Location in California
Coordinates: 37°07′09″N 119°58′56″W / 37.11917°N 119.98222°W / 37.11917; -119.98222Coordinates: 37°07′09″N 119°58′56″W / 37.11917°N 119.98222°W / 37.11917; -119.98222
Country United States
State California
County Madera County
Elevation[1] 404 ft (123 m)

Daulton is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California.[1] It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 8 miles (13 km) south-southwest of Raymond,[2] at an elevation of 404 feet (123 m).[1]

A post office operated at Daulton from 1899 to 1908.[2] The name honors Henry C. Daulton, chairman of the commission that established Madera County, who gave the railroad right of way on his land.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Daulton, 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. 764. ISBN 9781884995149. 
Municipalities and communities of Madera County, California, United States
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