Navelencia, California

Navelencia, California

Coordinates: 36°41′00″N 119°23′08″W / 36.6833333°N 119.38556°W / 36.6833333; -119.38556

Navelencia
—  Unincorporated community  —
Navelencia is located in California
Navelencia
Location in California
Coordinates: 36°41′00″N 119°23′08″W / 36.6833333°N 119.38556°W / 36.6833333; -119.38556
Country United States
State California
County Fresno County
Elevation[1] 420 ft (128 m)

Navelencia is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California.[1] It is located 7 miles (11 km) east-southeast of Centerville,[2] at an elevation of 420 feet (128 m).[1] Citrus is grown at the place.[2] The name is a portmanteau of two varieties of oranges: navel and valencia.[2]

A post office operated at Navelencia from 1915 to 1931.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Navelencia, California
  2. ^ 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. 1080. ISBN 9781884995149. 



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