Towle, California

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Towle
Unincorporated community
Towle
Location in California
Coordinates: 39°12′15″N 120°47′57″W / 39.20417°N 120.79917°W / 39.20417; -120.79917Coordinates: 39°12′15″N 120°47′57″W / 39.20417°N 120.79917°W / 39.20417; -120.79917
Country  United States
State  California
County Placer County
Elevation[1] 3,694 ft (1,126 m)

Towle (formerly, Towles)[2] is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.[1] Towle is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Dutch Flat.[2] It lies at an elevation of 3694 feet (1126 m).[1]

The name honors George and Allen Towle, local lumbermen.[2] The Towle post office operated from 1891 to 1935.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Towle, California
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 599. ISBN 9781884995149. 
Municipalities and communities of Placer County, California, United States
Cities and towns
CDPs
Unincorporated
communities
Ghost
towns
Footnotes
‡This CDP also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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