Sanitarium, California

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Sanitarium
unincorporated community
Sanitarium
Location in California
Coordinates: 38°32′42″N 122°28′32″W / 38.54500°N 122.47556°W / 38.54500; -122.47556Coordinates: 38°32′42″N 122°28′32″W / 38.54500°N 122.47556°W / 38.54500; -122.47556
Country  United States
State  California
County Napa County
Elevation[1] 587 ft (179 m)

Sanitarium (formerly, Crystal Springs)[2] is an unincorporated community in Napa County, California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 587 feet (179 m).[1] Sanitarium is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of Saint Helena.[2]

The settlement was founded in 1878 by Seventh-day Adventists who opened a sanitarium they called Crystal Springs.[2] The community that developed around the sanitarium was called Sanitarium.[2]

The Sanitarium post office operated from 1901 to 1970, when it was removed and renamed Deer Park.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sanitarium, California
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 696. ISBN 9781884995149. 
Municipalities and communities of Napa County, California, United States
Cities and towns
CDPs
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