Gabilan, California

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Gabilan
Former settlement
Gabilan
Location in California
Coordinates: 36°32′48″N 121°29′39″W / 36.54667°N 121.49417°W / 36.54667; -121.49417Coordinates: 36°32′48″N 121°29′39″W / 36.54667°N 121.49417°W / 36.54667; -121.49417
Country United States
State California
County Monterey County
Elevation[1] 112 ft (34 m)

Gabilan is a former settlement in Monterey County, California.[1] It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Gonzales,[2] at an elevation of 112 feet (34 m).[1]

A post office operated at Gabilan (having been transferred from Alisal) from 1869 to 1883, and from 1898 to 1900.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gabilan, California
  2. ↑ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 899. ISBN 9781884995149. 
  3. ↑ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 862. ISBN 9781884995149. 
Municipalities and communities of Monterey County, California, United States
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Footnotes
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county


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