Finley, California

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Finley
Unincorporated community
Finley
Location in California
Coordinates: 39°00′16″N 122°52′32″W / 39.00444°N 122.87556°W / 39.00444; -122.87556Coordinates: 39°00′16″N 122°52′32″W / 39.00444°N 122.87556°W / 39.00444; -122.87556
Country United States
State California
County Lake County
Elevation[1] 1,352 ft (412 m)

Finley is an unincorporated community in Lake County, California.[1] It is located 3.5 miles (6 km) southeast of Lakeport,[2] at an elevation of 1352 feet (412 m).[1]

The first post office at Finley opened in 1907.[2] The name is for settler Samuel Finley Sylar.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Finley, 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. 60. ISBN 9781884995149. 
Municipalities and communities of Lake County, California, United States
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