White Horse, California
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| Coordinates: 41°18′40″N 121°23′54″W / 41.31111°N 121.39833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Modoc County |
| Elevation | 4,423 ft (1,348 m) |
White Horse (also, Whitehorse and Kinyon)[2] is an unincorporated community in Modoc County, California.[1] It is located on the former Great Northern Railway Hambone Line, off the Bieber Line, that connected with the McCloud River Railroad. 25 miles (40 km) west-northwest of Adin,[2] 0.7 miles (1.1 km) east of Whitehorse Flat Reservoir and 47 miles (76 km) west-southwest of Alturas, at an elevation of 4423 feet (1348 m).[1]
The White Horse post office opened in 1930, changed its name to Kinyon in 1952, and closed in 1964.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Horse, California
- ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 429. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
Further reading
[edit]- Moore, Jeff (2008). Rails Around McCloud. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738555645.
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