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Saltdale is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. [1] It is located near Koehn Lake 21 miles (34 km) south-southwest of Ridgecrest near Garlock, California. [2] It is at an elevation of 1,923 feet (586 m). [1] The town was founded in 1914 for salt harvesting from Koehn Dry Lake. [2] A post office operated at Saltdale from 1916 ...
The valley is 19 km (12 mi) northeast of California City, and east of Red Rock Canyon State Park. The lake is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) long and 3 miles (4.8 km) at its widest point. The nearby ghost town of Saltdale was founded in 1915, for salt harvesting from the dry lakebed. The ghost town of Garlock is on the north.
Southern Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois comprising the southern third of the state, principally south of Interstate 70.Part of downstate Illinois, it is bordered by the two most voluminous rivers in the United States: the Mississippi below its connection with the Missouri River to the west and the Ohio River to the east and south, with the tributary Wabash River, extending ...
Cantil was founded as a station on the Nevada and California Railroad in 1908 or 1909 when the line was extended from Owens Lake to Mojave. [2] The name is Spanish for "stone cliff" or "steep rock", and is one of a series of "C" names chosen for this section of the line including Cambio, Cinco, and Ceneda. [3]
Central Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois that consists of the entire central third of the state, divided from north to south. Also known as the Heart of Illinois , it is characterized by small towns and mid-sized cities.
Illinois 2020 Population Density Map. Illinois is the most populous state in the Midwest region. Chicago, the third-most populous city in the United States, is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area or Chicagoland, as this area is nicknamed.
The largest city and county seat is Harrisburg. [2] This area of Southern Illinois is known locally as "Little Egypt". Three major towns in Saline County are connected by U.S. Route 45, and formerly by the now-abandoned Cairo and Vincennes/Big Four/New York Central Line, from north to south: Eldorado, Harrisburg, and Carrier Mills.
The 16 counties of Forgottonia. Fandon is the white dot. Forgottonia on U.S. map. Forgottonia (/ ˈ f ɔːr ɡ ɒ ˌ t oʊ n i ə /), also spelled Forgotonia, is the name given to a 16-county region in Western Illinois in the late 1960s and early 1970s.