Gabilan, California

Gabilan
Former settlement
Gabilan

Location in California

Coordinates: 36°32′48″N 121°29′39″W / 36.54667°N 121.49417°WCoordinates: 36°32′48″N 121°29′39″W / 36.54667°N 121.49417°W
Country United States
State California
County Monterey County
Elevation[1] 112 ft (34 m)

Gabilan is a former settlement in Monterey County, California.[1] It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Gonzales,[2] at an elevation of 112 feet (34 m).[1]

A post office operated at Gabilan (having been transferred from Alisal) from 1869 to 1883, and from 1898 to 1900.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gabilan, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 899. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 862. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.