Orion, California

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Orion
Former settlement
Orion Location in California
Coordinates: 36°18′37″N 119°44′26″W / 36.31028°N 119.74056°W / 36.31028; -119.74056Coordinates: 36°18′37″N 119°44′26″W / 36.31028°N 119.74056°W / 36.31028; -119.74056
Country	United States
State	California
County	Kings County
Elevation^[1]	236 ft (72 m)

Orion is a former settlement in Kings County, California.^[1] It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 5.25 miles (8.4 km) west-southwest of Hanford,^[2] at an elevation of 236 feet (72 m).^[1] Orion still appeared on maps as of 1926.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orion, California
↑ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1084. ISBN 9781884995149.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Kings County, California, United States

County seat: Hanford

Cities	Avenal Corcoran Hanford Lemoore

CDPs	Armona Grangeville Hardwick Home Garden Kettleman City Lemoore Station Stratford

Unincorporated communities	Acebedo Cimarron Gepford Guernsey Halls Corner Hamblin Helm Corner Hub Hydril Kettleman Station Lucerne Murray Pitco Reef Station Remnoy Rossi Shell Shirley South Corcoran Vanguard

Ghost towns	Banner Bean Cloud Cornwell Cuneo Fort Roosevelt Hasset Joneso Kimble Kingston Lethent Marsala Millham City Odessa Orion Robinson Watertown

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