Madeline, California

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For the former settlement with this name, see Madeline (former settlement), California.
Madeline
Unincorporated community
Madeline
Location in California
Coordinates: 41°03′04″N 120°28′32″W / 41.05111°N 120.47556°W / 41.05111; -120.47556Coordinates: 41°03′04″N 120°28′32″W / 41.05111°N 120.47556°W / 41.05111; -120.47556
Country United States
State California
County Lassen County
Elevation[1] 5,321 ft (1,622 m)

Madeline is an unincorporated community in Lassen County, California.[1] It is located 45 miles (72 km) north-northeast of Susanville,[2] at an elevation of 5321 feet (1622 m).[1]

A post office operated at Madeline from 1875 to 1878, and from 1879 to 1882.[2] It reopened in 1887 and moved in 1902.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Madeline, 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. 397. ISBN 9781884995149. 
Municipalities and communities of Lassen County, California, United States
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