Walkermine
Former settlement
Walkermine is located in California
Walkermine
Walkermine
Location in California
Coordinates: 39°57′50″N 120°40′04″W / 39.96389°N 120.66778°W / 39.96389; -120.66778
Country United States
State California
CountyPlumas County
Elevation
[1]
6,076 ft (1,852 m)

Walkermine (earlier, International)[2] is a former settlement in Plumas County, California.[1] It lay at an elevation of 6076 feet (1852 m).[1] Walkermine is located 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Mount Ingalls.[2]

The International post office operated from 1918 to 1923.[2] The Walkermine post office operated from 1930 to 1941.[2] Both names came from nearby mines.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Walkermine, California
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 427. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.



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