Swingle, California

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Coordinates: 38°33′30″N 121°40′32″W / 38.55833°N 121.67556°W / 38.55833; -121.67556

Swingle
Unincorporated community
Swingle
Location in California
Coordinates: 38°33′30″N 121°40′32″W / 38.55833°N 121.67556°W / 38.55833; -121.67556
Country United States
State California
County Yolo County
Elevation[1] 33 ft (10 m)

Swingle is an unincorporated community in Yolo County, California. It is located on the Union Pacific Railroad 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Davis[2] at an elevation of 33 feet (10 m). In the late 19th century, Swingle contained cattle pens and was a shipment point on the Southern Pacific Railroad for cattle to market.[3] A 1913 book described Swingle, along with Webster, as along the main automobile route from Davis to Broderick.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swingle, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 565. ISBN 9781884995149. 
  3. Crofutt, George A. (1878). Crofutt's New Overland Tourist and Pacific Coast Guide. The Overland Publishing Company. p. 200. 
  4. Drury, Wells; Aubrey Drury (1913). California tourist guide and handbook: authentic description of routes of travel and points of interest in California. Western guidebook company. p. 189. Retrieved 2009-06-16. 


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