Sentinel, California

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Coordinates: 36°57′51″N 119°29′34″W / 36.96417°N 119.49278°W / 36.96417; -119.49278

Sentinel
Former settlement
Sentinel
Location in California
Coordinates: 36°57′51″N 119°29′34″W / 36.96417°N 119.49278°W / 36.96417; -119.49278
Country United States
State California
County Fresno County
Elevation[1] 843 ft (257 m)

Sentinel is a former settlement in Fresno County, California.[1] It was located 2.5 miles (4 km) west of Humphreys Station,[2] at an elevation of 843 feet (257 m).[1] It still appeared on maps as of 1924.[1]

A post office operated at Sentinel from 1880 to 1883, from 1888 to 1897, and from 1905 to 1910.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sentinel, California
  2. 2.0 2.1 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1104. ISBN 9781884995149. 


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