Dewitt, Lassen County, California

Dewitt is a former settlement in Lassen County, California.[1] It was located 5 miles (8 km) west of Purser.[1]

A post office operated at Dewitt from 1903 to 1927.[1] The name honored Walter B. Dewitt, its first postmaster.[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. 428. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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