Goler Heights, California
| Goler Heights | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Goler Heights  Goler Heights Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 35°25′37″N 117°44′45″W / 35.42694°N 117.74583°WCoordinates: 35°25′37″N 117°44′45″W / 35.42694°N 117.74583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern County |
| Elevation[1] | 2,579 ft (786 m) |
Goler Heights, also known simply as Goler, is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[1] It is located 6.5 miles (10 km) northwest of Randsburg,[2] at an elevation of 2579 feet (786 m).[1] The town is named after John Goller (or Goler), a German immigrant who discovered a placer gold deposit that was later mined and named in his honor.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goler Heights, California
- ↑ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1041. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ↑ David W. Kean, Wide Places in the California Roads: The encyclopedia of California's small towns and the roads that lead to them (Volume 1 of 4: Southern California Counties), p. 74
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