Alder Springs, Glenn County, California

Coordinates: 39°39′04″N 122°43′32″W / 39.65111°N 122.72556°W / 39.65111; -122.72556

Alder Springs
—  Unincorporated community  —
Alder Springs Location in California
Coordinates: 39°39′04″N 122°43′32″W / 39.65111°N 122.72556°W / 39.65111; -122.72556
Country	United States
State	California
County	Glenn County
Elevation[1]	4,455 ft (1,358 m)

Alder Springs (formerly, Oriental) is an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California.^[1] It is located 10.5 miles (17 km) west-northwest of Elk Creek,^[2] at an elevation of 4455 feet (1358 m).^[1]

The Oriental post office opened in 1888, changed its name to Alder Springs in 1917, and closed for good in 1940.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alder Springs, Glenn County, California
2. ^ ^{a b} Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 184. ISBN 9781884995149.