Colony Center, California

Colony Center, California

Colony Center is a former settlement in Merced County, California.[1] It was located 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Dos Palos.[1]

A post office operated at Colony Center from 1905 to 1906.[1] The name comes from the agricultural concern, Dos Palos Colony.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 767. ISBN 9781884995149. 


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