Electra, California

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Coordinates: 38°19′56″N 120°40′17″W / 38.33222°N 120.67139°W / 38.33222; -120.67139

Electra
Unincorporated community
Electra
Location in California
Coordinates: 38°19′56″N 120°40′17″W / 38.33222°N 120.67139°W / 38.33222; -120.67139
Country United States
State California
County Amador County
Elevation[1] 755 ft (230 m)

Electra (formerly, Whites Bar)[2] is an unincorporated community in Amador County, California. It lies on the north bank of the Mokelumne River,[2] at an elevation of 755 feet (230 m). The name comes from a nearby electric generating facility.[2]

A post office operated at Electra from 1900 to 1923.[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Electra, 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. 481. 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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