Claraville, California

Claraville
—  Unincorporated community  —
Claraville Location in California
Coordinates: 35°26′32″N 118°19′46″W / 35.44222°N 118.32944°W / 35.44222; -118.32944Coordinates: 35°26′32″N 118°19′46″W / 35.44222°N 118.32944°W / 35.44222; -118.32944
Country	United States
State	California
County	Kern County
Elevation[1]	6,302 ft (1,921 m)

Claraville (formerly, Kelso and Clarasillo)^[2] is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.^[1] It is located 13 miles (21 km) north of Emerald Mountain,^[2] at an elevation of 6302 feet (1921 m).^[1]

A post office operated at Claraville from 1940 to 1941 and from 1949 to 1957.^[2] Originally a mining camp called Kelso, the place was renamed Claraville in honor of Clara Munckton, first white woman there.^[2] It developed in the 1860s, was deserted by 1869, and revived in the 1930s with the resumption of mining operations during the depression.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Claraville, California
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1017. ISBN 9781884995149.