A Century of
California Post Offices
1848-1954
SAN BENITO COUNTY
Created 12 February 1874 from
Monterey Area
|
Office |
Established |
Discontinued |
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*Aromas |
19 May 1894 |
From and into Monterey Co. |
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Beckett |
15 May 1886 |
21 May 1887 M Emmett |
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Bitter Water (Bitterwater) |
15 Jan 1878 |
24 Nov 1888 |
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|
17 Dec 1888 |
14 Sep 1907 M Lonoak |
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Cienega |
24 Apr 1901 |
Rescinded 12 Jun 1901 |
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Cinnabar |
24 Feb 1875 |
15 Nov 1882 M Hollister |
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Cleveland |
05 Dec 1893 |
Into Merced Co. |
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Cook |
30 Mar 1894 |
16 Nov 1924 to Pinnacles |
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Elvina |
09 Mar 1885 |
13 Dec 1886 to Mulberry |
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†Emmett |
10 Aug 1873 |
30 Jun 1908 M Paicines |
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Erie |
19 Jun 1874 |
7 Dec 1892 to Hernandez |
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Grogan Fr Tres
Pinos |
04 Aug 1874 |
19 Oct 1874 to Pacicines |
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Hernandez Fr Erie |
07 Dec 1892 |
15 Jul 1936 M San Benito |
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†Hollister |
15 Jan 1869 |
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Idria |
22 Dec 1894 |
15 Nov 1934 M Pacicines |
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30 Jan 1938 |
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Llanada |
03 Jul 1891 |
15 Jan 1929 M Paicines |
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Lonetree |
12 May 1900 |
15 Aug 1911 M Hollister |
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17 Nov 1922 |
Rescinded |
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*Lonoak |
23 Nov 1885 |
30 Nov 1954 M King City |
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Mulberry Fr Elvina |
13 Dec 1886 |
15 Aug 1917 M Paicines |
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‡New Indria |
22 Mar 1869 |
10 Oct 1894 M Panoche |
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Paicines
Fr Grogan |
19 Oct 1874 |
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‡Panoche |
17 Jan 1870 |
15 Apr 1915 M Llanada |
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*Peach Tree |
20 Jan 1873 |
14 Jul 1873 |
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|
23 Jul 1873 |
Into Monterey Co. |
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†Picacho |
24 Mar 1869 |
17 May 1876 |
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04 Oct 1876 |
16 Aug 1880 |
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Pinerock |
17 Jul 1888 |
27 Sep 1893 |
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07 Jul 1894 |
8 Aug 1911 M San Benito |
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Pinnacles Fr Cook |
16 Nov 1924 |
31 Jul 1953 M Paicines |
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Platea |
12 Sep 1879 |
8 Dec 1880 |
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*Priest Valley |
14 Dec 1882 |
Into Monterey Co. |
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Rex |
05 Sep 1892 |
28 Feb 1900 M Hernandez |
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†San Benito |
05 Nov 1869 |
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†San Juan |
28 Jul 1851 |
16 Nov 1905 to San Juan Bautista |
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San Juan Bautista |
16 Nov 1905 |
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*Slack Canyon |
10 Feb 1873 |
Into Monterey Co. |
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†Tres Pinos |
24 Jan 1871 |
4 Aug 1874 to Grogan |
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10 Aug 1874 |
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*See
notes under Monterey County.
†Estabalished in Monterey County; into San Benito when
created.
‡See
note under Fresno County.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Created 26 April 1853 from Los
Angeles Area
|
Office |
Established |
Discontinued |
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Adahi |
01 Nov 1934 |
30 Sep 1935 M Twin Peaks |
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Adelanto |
16 Oct 1916 |
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Alessandro |
18 Jan 1888 |
Into Riverside Co. |
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Alta Loma Fr Iomosa |
18 Apr 1913 |
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Amboy |
21 Dec 1903 |
Rescinded 14 June 1904 |
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14 Oct 1904 |
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Apple Valley |
16 Apr 1949 |
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Arlington |
15 Jun 1881 |
23 Nov 1882 M Riverside |
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Arlington Place |
15 Oct 1891 |
Into Riverside Co. |
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Arrow Bear |
31 Dec 1927 |
14 Jul 1928 to Arrowbear
Lake |
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Arrowbear
Lake |
14 Jul 1928 |
31 May 1929 M Running Springs |
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19 Jun 1931 |
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Arrowhead |
17 Oct 1895 |
30 Apr 1906 M San Bernardino |
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Arrow Head (Arrowhead) Springs |
13 May 1887 |
13 Jul 1895 |
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07 Feb 1906 |
14 Jun 1924 |
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03 Jan 1925 |
30 Jun 1942 M San Bernardino |
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Atolia |
10 May 1906 |
15 Aug 1922 |
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10 Nov 1927 |
31 Jul 1944 M Randsburg |
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Avawatz
Fr Crackerjack |
13 Aug 1908 |
15 Dec 1910 M Silver Lake |
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Bagdad |
31 May 1889 |
15 Dec 1921 |
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28 Oct 1922 |
30 Apr 1923 M Amboy |
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Bairdstown |
01 Feb 1875 |
28 Sep 1875 |
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Baker Fr Silver Lake |
00 Feb 1933 |
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Baldwin Lake |
17 Aug 1916 |
31 Jul 1917 |
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10 Jun 1924 |
19 Sep 1931 M Big Bear City |
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Banning |
11 Oct 1877 |
14 Sep 1880 |
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|
21 Oct 1880 |
Into Riverside Co. |
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Barnwell Fr Manvel |
21 Feb 1907 |
15 Apr 1915 M Goffs |
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Barstow |
15 May 1886 |
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Baxter |
06 Jun 1914 |
31 Mar 1919 M Yermo |
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21 Jun 1923 |
15 Jun 1926 M Crucero |
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Bear Lake |
30 Aug 1924 |
30 Nov 1931 M Pineknot |
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Beaumont Fr San Gorgonia |
09 Sep 1886 |
Into Riverside Co. |
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Bell Mountain |
01 Jun 1953 |
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Big Bear City Fr Van Duesen |
16 Mar 1928 |
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Big Bear Lake Fr Pine Knot |
01 Oct 1938 |
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Big Bear Park |
30 Jul 1934 |
31 Aug 1945 M Big Bear City |
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Blake |
24 Aug 1896 |
8 Nov 1911 to Goffs |
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Bloomington |
14 Jul 1892 |
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Blue Jay |
17 Jun 1924 |
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Blythe Juncton |
05 Nov 1910 |
30 Sep 1916 M Blythe |
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Borate |
07 Jul 1896 |
14 Dec 1907 M Daggett |
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Borosolvay |
13 Aug 1917 |
31 May 1921 M Trona |
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Brynmawr
(Bryn Mawr) |
22 Jan 1895 |
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Burcham |
13 Jan 1893 |
15 Sep 1898 to Summit |
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Burris |
08 Dec 1908 |
30 Jul 1910 M Mentone |
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Cadiz |
31 Jul 1939 |
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Cajon |
20 Feb 1889 |
31 Aug 1918 |
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06 Dec 1919 |
31 Dec 1944 M San Bernardino |
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Calico |
18 May 1882 |
30 Nov 1898 M Daggett |
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Calzona |
29 Oct 1909 |
15 Sep 1914 M Vidal |
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Camp Angelus |
21 Mar 1924 |
31 Jul 1943 M Mentone |
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Camp Baldy |
23 Apr 1913 |
1 Jul 1951 to Mt. Baldy |
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Cedar Glen |
18 Mar 1939 |
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Cedarpines
Park |
29 Apr 1927 |
15 Apr 1943 |
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16 Aug 1946 |
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Chino |
28 Jul 1873 |
16 Mar 1887 |
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09 Nov 1887 |
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Chubbuck |
06 May 1938 |
31 Aug 1950 M Cadiz |
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Cima |
26 Dec 1905 |
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Colton |
22 May 1876 |
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Columbia Mines |
03 Sep 1901 |
15 Nov 1902 M Manvel |
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Coyate |
24 Oct 1879 |
5 Oct 1880 |
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Crackerjack |
26 Feb 1907 |
13 Aug 1908 to Avawatz |
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Crafton Retreat |
03 Jun 1886 |
16 Apr 1887 M Lugonia |
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Craftonville |
04 Aug 1892 |
15 Oct 1920 M Mentone |
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Crestline Fr Skyline Heights |
05 Sep 1919 |
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Crest Park |
16 Sep 1949 |
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Cross Roads |
30 Jul 1935 |
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Crucero |
18 Apr 1911 |
30 Jun 1917 |
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11 Nov 1922 |
25 May 1943 M Kelso |
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Crutts |
21 Apr 1916 |
31 Aug 1922 M Barstow |
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Cucamonga |
23 Mar 1864 |
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Daggett |
12 Apr 1883 |
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Dale |
19 Nov 1896 |
30 Oct 1915 M Amboy |
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Danaher |
23 Apr 1893 |
7 Jun 1893 M San Bernardino |
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Danby |
10 Sep 1898 |
30 May 1900 |
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24 May 1901 |
31 Dec 1913 M Goffs |
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Declez |
22 Dec 1900 |
15 Sep 1913 M Bloomington |
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Declezville |
18 Dec 1888 |
4 Nov 1898 M Colton |
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Del Rosa (Delrosa) |
16 Jun 1893 |
29 Jun 1901 |
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09 Feb 1903 |
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Desert |
28 Mar 1881 |
17 Dec 1883 |
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30 Jun 1908 |
15 Nov 1927 M Brighton |
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Desert Springs |
16 Feb 1949 |
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Devore |
07 Mar 1908 |
30 Jun 1930 M San Bernardino |
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Doble |
27 Jul 1900 |
31 Aug 1906 M Victorville |
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Dunbar |
17 Oct 1912 |
31 May 1914 M Lanfair |
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Earp |
04 Jan 1930 |
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East Highlands |
11 Nov 1892 |
29 Jun 1901 |
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02 Jan 1902 |
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East Riverside |
26 Jun 1888 |
Into Riverside Co. |
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El Casco |
03 Apr 1888 |
Into Riverside Co. |
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El Mirage Fr Gray Mountain |
17 Apr 1917 |
28 Feb 1923 |
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02 May 1927 |
15 May 1934 M Adelanto |
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Essex |
21 May 1932 |
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Eswena |
29 Jul 1892 |
27 Apr 1893 M Cucamonga |
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Etiwanda |
09 Oct 1883 |
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Fallsvale |
25 Nov 1929 |
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Fawnskin
Fr Oso Grande |
18 May 1918 |
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Fenner |
24 Feb 1892 |
11 Jul 1893 |
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17 Jan 1902 |
Rescinded 25 Nov 1902 |
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05 Oct 1905 |
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Fontana |
05 Aug 1914 |
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Forest Home |
01 May 1906 |
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Fredalba |
08 Feb 1896 |
15 Jun 1915 |
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29 Jul 1920 |
29 Feb 1924 M San Bernardino |
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Geiger |
25 Mar 1908 |
Rescinded |
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Glenn Ranch |
08 Aug 1921 |
1 Dec 1953 to Lytle Creek |
|
Goffs |
25 Mar 1893 |
3 Mar 1894 M Needles |
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Fr Blake |
08 Nov 1911 |
15 Jan 1932 M Fenner |
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Goldbridge |
15 May 1917 |
15 Aug 1918 M Barstow |
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Gold Park |
11 Jan 1908 |
Rescinded 29 Jul 1908 |
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Grapeland Fr Hesperides |
08 Feb 1889 |
31 Dec 1895 M Etiwanda |
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Gray Mountain |
27 Oct 1913 |
17 Apr 1917 to El Mirage |
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Green Valley Lake |
17 May 1939 |
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Guasti |
16 Jul 1910 |
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Halleck |
03 Jan 1881 |
1 May 1925 to Oro Grande |
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Hart |
30 Apr 1908 |
31 Dec 1915 M Goffs |
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Hawley |
25 Jun 1883 |
10 Dec 1883 |
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09 Apr 1884 |
13 Oct 1888 M Daggett |
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Helendale
Fr Judson |
30 Sep 1918 |
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Hesperia |
25 Feb 1888 |
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Hesperides |
02 Oct 1888 |
8 Feb 1889 to Grapeland |
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Highland Fr Messina |
29 Aug 1898 |
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Hinkley |
16 Mar 1908 |
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Hodge Fr Palliser |
30 Oct 1925 |
31 May 1941 M Barstow |
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Ibis |
21 Dec 1904 |
15 Jul 1908 M Needles |
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Idlewild |
21 Aug 1890 |
12 Jul 1895 |
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07 Oct 1896 |
30 Jun 1897 M San Bernardino |
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Incline |
18 Jun 1907 |
4 Apr 1910 to Skyland
Heights |
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Iomosa |
23 Apr 1895 |
18 Apr 1913 to Alta Loma |
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Ivanpah |
17 Jun 1878 |
24 Apr 1899 to Rosalie |
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12 Aug 1903 |
31 May 1906 M Manvel |
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Fr Leastalk |
10 Oct 1914 |
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Joshua Tree |
16 Jul 1946 |
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Judson |
08 Dec 1909 |
30 Sep 1918 to Helendale |
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Keenbrook |
07 Feb 1894 |
16 Aug 1894 |
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27 Sep 1910 |
31 May 1921 M Cajon |
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Kelso |
20 May 1905 |
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Kingston |
27 May 1924 |
14 May 1938 M Goodsprings,
Nev. |
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Klinefelter |
08 May 1894 |
10 May 1895 M Needles |
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Kramer |
20 Dec 1896 |
31 Aug 1911 |
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02 Mar 1912 |
30 Nov 1918 M Hinkley |
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Lacey |
07 Dec 1897 |
Rescinded 11 Feb 1898 |
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Lake Arrowhead Fr Sagital |
29 Apr 1922 |
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Lanfair |
21 Sep 1912 |
31 Jan 1927 M Goffs |
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Lavic |
2 Sep 1902 |
Rescinded 23 May 1903 |
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04 Jun 1904 |
31 Aug 1909 M Stagg |
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Leastalk |
01 Jun 1906 |
30 Dec 1911 |
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|
11 Apr 1912 |
10 Oct 1914 to Ivanpah |
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Little Bear Lake |
16 Feb 1917 |
24 Feb 1922 to Sagital |
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Lockhart |
01 Jan 1953 |
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Lomalinda |
14 Jan 1901 |
7 Jun 1905 M Redlands |
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Loma Linda |
01 Jul 1908 |
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Lucerne Valley |
09 Sep 1912 |
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Ludlow Fr Stagg |
15 Sep 1926 |
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Lugo |
02 Apr 1917 |
30 Apr 1924 M Hesperia |
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Lugonia |
05 Sep 1882 |
28 Sep 1888 M Redlands |
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Lytle Creek Fr Glenn Ranch |
01 Dec 1953 |
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Manvel |
30 Mar 1893 |
4 Aug 1893 |
|
|
03 Oct 1893 |
21 Feb 1907 to Barnwell |
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Marida |
04 Oct 1893 |
21 Mar 1895 to Verdemont |
|
(Change Rescinded) |
13 Jun 1895 |
18 Jun 1895 M San Bernardino |
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Maruba |
27 Aug 1915 |
15 Mar 1926 M Lanfair |
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Mentone |
15 May 1891 |
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Messina |
26 May 1887 |
29 Aug 1898 to Highland |
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Minnelusa |
31 May 1928 |
30 Jun 1940 M Fawnskin |
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Minneola |
17 Apr 1896 |
5 May 1897 M Daggett |
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Moonlake |
24 Oct 1929 |
1 May 1939 to Switzerland |
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Moreno |
19 Feb 1891 |
Into Riverside Co. |
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Morongo Valley |
01 Jul 1947 |
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Mound Station |
15 May 1876 |
11 May 1877 |
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Mountain Pass |
15 Jun 1929 |
31 Mar 1932 M Nipton |
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Mt. Baldy Fr Camp Baldy |
01 Jul 1951 |
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Nantan |
10 Mar 1887 |
10 Dec 1890 M Ivanpah |
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Needles |
28 Aug 1883 |
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Newberry |
11 Mar 1899 |
Rescinded 15 Jun 1899 |
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Fr Water |
15 May 1924 |
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Nipton |
05 Oct 1905 |
30 Oct 1909 |
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16 Sep 1911 |
30 Jun 1919 M Desert |
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01 May 1923 |
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North Cucamonga |
28 Sep 1888 |
31 Aug 1923 M Cucamonga |
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North Ontario |
10 Sep 1887 |
21 Mar 1902 to Upland |
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Ontario |
19 Feb 1883 |
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Oro Grande Fr Halleck |
01 May 1925 |
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Osdick |
14 Feb 1922 |
14 Sep 1929 to Red Mountain |
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Oso
Grande |
22 Mar 1918 |
18 May 1918 to Fawnskin |
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Paliser |
05 Aug 1914 |
30 Oct 1925 to Hodge |
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Parker Dam |
05 Dec 1935 |
31 Jan 1939 M Cross Roads |
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24 Jan 1940 |
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Patton |
06 Aug 1897 |
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Phelan |
25 Nov 1916 |
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Pine Knot |
01 Jul 1912 |
31 Aug 1913 |
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03 Oct 1916 |
1 Oct 1938 to Big Bear Lake |
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Pinelake |
15 Dec 1891 |
15 Dec 1905 M Redlands |
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Pioneertown |
16 Mar 1950 |
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Providence |
05 Jun 1882 |
3 May 1892 M Needles |
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Reche |
03 May 1883 |
13 Sep 1888 M Colton |
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Redlands |
05 Nov 1887 |
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Red Mountain Fr Osdick |
14 Sep 1929 |
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Reservoir |
08 Feb 1892 |
24 Aug 1892 M Pinelake |
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Rialto |
10 Jan 1888 |
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Rice |
01 Mar 1933 |
31 May 1943 M Earp |
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01 Jul 1946 |
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Richie |
03 Apr 1883 |
27 Apr 1883 “No papers” |
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Rimforest |
01 Jan 1949 |
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Rincon |
12 Dec 1870 |
24 Aug 1874 |
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19 Nov 1887 |
Into Riverside Co. |
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Riverside |
12 Jun 1871 |
Into Riverside Co. |
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Rochester |
22 Sep 1890 |
31 Jan 1911 M North Cucamonga |
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Rock Springs |
08 Jan 1866 |
6 Dec 1866 |
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Rosalie Fr Ivanpah |
24 Apr 1899 |
31 Jul 1900 M Manvel |
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Rosemine |
04 Apr 1899 |
15 Feb 1900 M Victor |
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Rosena |
28 Jul 1893 |
20 Sep 1901 M Rialto |
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Running Springs |
25 Apr 1927 |
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Sagital
Fr Little Bear Lake |
24 Feb 1922 |
29 Apr 1922 to Lake Arrowhead |
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San Antonio |
09 Mar 1891 |
14 Oct 1905 M Upland |
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San Bernardino |
03 Sep 1852 |
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San Gargonia |
21 Aug 1879 |
23 May 1881 |
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San Gorgonia |
14 Apr 1884 |
9 Sep 1886 to Beaumont |
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San Gorgonio |
29 Jun 1868 |
25 Apr 1870 |
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San Salvadore |
17 Nov 1873 |
21 Feb 1876 |
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08 Oct 1878 |
3 Nov 1879 |
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02 May 1883 |
17 Nov 1886 M San Bernardino |
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Sevenoaks |
23 Apr 1894 |
30 Mar 1899 M Redlands |
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24 Jan 1925 |
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Siam |
07 Apr 1906 |
28 Feb 1907 M Danby |
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Silver Lake |
27 Mar 1907 |
Feb 1933 to Baker |
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Skinner |
18 Aug 1894 |
Rescinded 5 Nov 1894 |
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Skyforest |
27 Sep 1928 |
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Skyland
Heights Fr Incline |
04 Apr 1910 |
5 Sep 1919 to Crestline |
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Slaterange |
27 Apr 1900 |
14 Dec 1901 M Johannesburg |
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South Riverside |
11 Aug 1887 |
Into Riverside Co. |
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Stagg |
15 Feb 1902 |
15 Sep 1926 to Ludlow |
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Stedman |
28 Mar 1904 |
30 Nov 1907 M Stagg |
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Stonewall |
28 May 1873 |
1 Aug 1876 |
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Sugarloaf |
01 Jan 1947 |
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Summit Fr Burcham |
15 Sep 1898 |
30 Apr 1901 |
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13 Aug 1901 |
31 Jun 1910 M Cajon |
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05 Feb 1915 |
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Switzerland Fr Moonlake |
01 May 1939 |
30 Sep 1941 M Crestline |
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†Tecopa |
24 May 1877 |
Into Inyo Co. |
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19 Jun 1880 |
23 May 1881 |
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Temescal |
12 Feb 1861 |
12 Nov 1861 |
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|
29 Oct 1874 |
Into Riverside Co. |
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Terra Alta |
03 Mar 1893 |
Rescinded 10 May 1893 |
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Trona |
27 Mar 1914 |
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Twenty Nine Palms |
28 Oct 1927 |
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Twin Peaks |
29 Jul 1916 |
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Ulmer |
14 Nov 1888 |
6 Feb 1890 M Barstow |
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Upland Fr North Ontario |
21 Mar 1902 |
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Vanderbilt |
01 Feb 1893 |
31 Mar 1900 M Manvel |
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Van Duesen |
01 Oct 1927 |
16 Mar 1928 to Big Bear |
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Verdemont
Fr Marida |
25 Mar 1895 |
Rescinded 13 Jun 1895 |
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|
19 Sep 1922 |
30 Apr 1924 M Devore |
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Victor |
10 Apr 1886 |
24 Sep 1903 to Victorville |
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Victorville |
24 Sep 1903 |
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Vidal |
19 Mar 1910 |
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Viento |
22 May 1903 |
15 Apr 1910 M Bloomington |
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Vontrigger |
07 May 1907 |
15 Oct 1913 M Dunbar |
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Wagner |
12 Oct 1911 |
9 Jul 1919 to Water |
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Water Fr Wagner |
09 Jul 1919 |
15 May 1924 to Newberry |
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Waterman |
25 Oct 1881 |
19 Apr 1887 M Barstow |
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Watson |
19 Feb 1883 |
25 Jul 1883 M Calico |
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Westend |
11 Oct 1919 |
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Whipple |
24 Apr 1935 |
15 Jul 1935 M Earp |
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Wild |
12 Mar 1928 |
15 Oct 1931 M Helendale |
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Wild Rose |
23 May 1907 |
Rescinded |
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Wrightwood |
27 Sep 1928 |
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Yermo |
21 Oct 1905 |
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Yucaipa |
08 Jun 1893 |
25 Jan 1896 M Redlands |
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25 Feb 1908 |
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Yucca Valley |
15 Nov 1945 |
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Zanja |
16 May 1917 |
15 Nov 1920 M Mentone |
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Zucher |
02 Mar 1887 |
31 Aug 1900 M Ontario |
*Established
in Los Angeles County; into San Bernardino when created.
†Tecopa was established in San Bernardino Co., was briefly
in Inyo Co. in the summer of 1880, then back into San Bernardino, where
discontinued. For later history see Inyo record.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis
Taylor.
Source: Frickstad,
Walter N., A Century of California
Post Offices 1848-1954, Pages 135-147. Philatelic Research Society,
Oakland, CA. 1955.
©
2012 Jeanne
Sturgis Taylor.
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