Vaccaro, California

Vaccaro
Former settlement
Vaccaro

Location in California

Coordinates: 35°11′40″N 118°48′55″W / 35.19444°N 118.81528°W / 35.19444; -118.81528Coordinates: 35°11′40″N 118°48′55″W / 35.19444°N 118.81528°W / 35.19444; -118.81528
Country United States
State California
County Kern County
Elevation[1] 423 ft (129 m)

Vaccaro is a former settlement in Kern County, California.[1] It was located on the railroad 1.25 miles (2.0 km) south-southeast of Arvin,[2] at an elevation of 423 feet (129 m).[1] Vaccaro still appeared on maps as of 1933.[1]

Vaccaro is within the boundaries of the Mountain View Oil Field, and gives its name to the southeasternmost of the oil field's discontiguous areas. The area was discovered in 1937, and remains productive.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vaccaro, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1122. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. California Department of Conservation, Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR). California Oil and Gas Fields, Volumes I, II and III. Vol. I (1998), Vol. II (1992), Vol. III (1982). PDF file available on CD from www.consrv.ca.gov. pp. 302, 312.


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