Guernsey, California

Guernsey
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 36°12′47″N 119°38′27″W / 36.21306°N 119.64083°W / 36.21306; -119.64083Coordinates: 36°12′47″N 119°38′27″W / 36.21306°N 119.64083°W / 36.21306; -119.64083
Country	United States
State	California
County	Kings County
Elevation^[1]	223 ft (68 m)

Guernsey is an unincorporated community in Kings County, California.^[1] It is located on the BNSF Railway 9 miles (14 km) north-northwest of Corcoran,^[2] at an elevation of 223 feet (68 m).^[1]

A post office operated at Guernsey from 1898 to 1918.^[2] The name honors James Guernsey, landowner.^[2]

References

1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guernsey, California
1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1043. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

Municipalities and communities of Kings County, California, United States

County seat: Hanford

Cities	Avenal Corcoran Hanford Lemoore

CDPs	Armona Grangeville Hardwick Home Garden Kettleman City Lemoore Station Stratford

Unincorporated communities	Acebedo Cimarron Gepford Guernsey Halls Corner Hamblin Helm Corner Hub Hydril Kettleman Station Lucerne Murray Pitco Reef Station Remnoy Rossi Shell Shirley South Corcoran Vanguard

Ghost towns	Banner Bean Cloud Cornwell Cox & Clark Trading Post and Steamboat Landing Cuneo Fort Roosevelt Hasset Joneso Kimble Kingston Lethent Marsala Millham City Odessa Orion Robinson Vaca Adobe Watertown

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