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According to the publication California's Geographic Names, Mettler was founded in 1941, [3] but an obituary of Clifford Alvin Mettler in The Bakersfield Californian reported that the settlement was founded by him, his father, William H. Mettler, and his brother (unnamed) in the "late 1940s" in the Wheeler Ridge area, which settlement "later became known as Mettler Station."
Elkhorn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monterey County, California, United States. [6] [7]Elkhorn was originally a stop on the Southern Pacific Railroad 4 miles (6 km) north of Castroville, at an elevation of 10 feet (3.0 m). [4]
Atherton is known for its high concentration of wealth; in 1990 and 2019, [10] Atherton was ranked as having the highest per capita income among U.S. places that have a population between 2,500 and 9,999, [11] and the area covered by its ZIP Code is regularly ranked as having the highest cost of living in the United States.
Ramona is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California.The population was 21,468 at the 2020 census, up from 20,292 at the 2010 census.. The name Ramona also refers to an unincorporated community of San Diego (with some plans to incorporate) [3] [4] that includes both the Ramona CDP and the adjacent CDP of San Diego Country Estates.
Regulatory filings show a California Department of Transportation facility described as a highway maintenance station in Boulevard. It is located in the 40000-block of Old Highway 80 on the south side at 32°39′46″N 116°15′58″W / 32.66278°N 116.26611°W / 32.66278; -116.26611 as of 1993, and still exists as of
Wasco (formerly, Dewey and Deweyville) [7] is a city in the San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California, United States.Wasco is located 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Bakersfield, [7] at an elevation of 328 feet (100 m). [5]
Palermo is a census-designated place (CDP) in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 5,382 at the 2010 census, down from 5,720 at the 2000 census. The population was 5,382 at the 2010 census, down from 5,720 at the 2000 census.
Norden is a small unincorporated community in Nevada County, California, United States, about 9 miles (14 km) west of Truckee.The community is located on a former portion of U.S. Route 40 near Interstate 80 and lies along the historical first transcontinental railroad, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Donner Pass.