Lerdo, California

Coordinates: 35°29′25″N 119°09′09″W / 35.49028°N 119.15250°W / 35.49028; -119.15250
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Lerdo
Lerdo is located in California
Lerdo
Lerdo
Location in California
Lerdo is located in the United States
Lerdo
Lerdo
Lerdo (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°29′25″N 119°09′09″W / 35.49028°N 119.15250°W / 35.49028; -119.15250
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyKern County
Elevation417 ft (127 m)

Lerdo (Spanish for "Dull")[2] is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[1] It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Bakersfield,[3] at an elevation of 417 feet (127 m).[1]

A post office operated at Lerdo from 1890 to 1894.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lerdo, California
  2. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 185.
  3. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1061. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.