Miley, California

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Coordinates: 36°37′20″N 119°32′49″W / 36.62222°N 119.54694°W / 36.62222; -119.54694

Miley
Unincorporated community
Miley
Location in California
Coordinates: 36°37′20″N 119°32′49″W / 36.62222°N 119.54694°W / 36.62222; -119.54694
Country United States
State California
County Fresno County
Elevation[1] 341 ft (104 m)

Miley is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California.[1] It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Selma,[2] at an elevation of 341 feet (104 m).[1]

A post office operated at Miley from 1899 to 1902.[1] The name honors Julian J. Miley, its first postmaster.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Miley, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1072. ISBN 9781884995149. 


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