Urban, California

Urban is a former settlement in El Dorado County, California.[1] It was located 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Pleasant Valley.[1]

A post office operated at Urban from 1909 to 1912.[1] The place was named after its first postmaster, Eva L. Urban.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 539. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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