California's Geographic Names
California's Geographic Names

Author: David L. Durham

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 1676

ISBN-13: 9781884995149

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The definitive gazetteer of California. This book lists more than 50,000 geographical features including topographical features such as ridges, peaks, canyons and valleys; water features such as streams, lakes, waterfalls and springs; and cultural features such as cities, towns, crossroads and railroad sidings. Entries, divided into 11 multiple-county regions for ease of use, list general and specific locations for each feature as well as listing the United States government quadrangle map on which it appears. Many entries include information about who named the feature, when and why, as well as alternate or obsolete names. Each item of information is documented by citing the map, book or other source used. Approximately 11,000 cross references provide easy access to secondary names, as well as to key words in multiword English-language names. The work contains bibliographic information for each of the thousands of references cited and is completely indexed. This volume is useful to anyone interested in California history, geography or current events.

California Place Names
California Place Names

Author: Erwin G. Gudde

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 0520266196

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This anniversary edition concentrates on the origins of the names currently used for the cities, towns, settlements, mountains, and streams of California, with engrossing accounts of the history of their usage. The dictionary includes a glossary and a bibliography.

1000 California Place Names
1000 California Place Names

Author: Erwin Gustav Gudde

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1949

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13:

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"The story behind the naming of important mountains, counties, rivers, cities, lakes, capes, bays"--Cover.

Durham's Place Names of Central California
Durham's Place Names of Central California

Author: David L. Durham

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 9781884995330

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One of the fourteen gazetteers in Durham's Place-Names of California series is guaranteed to provide addictively entertaining browsing. Great for tourists, travelers, hikers, and campers, for students, writers, genealogists, historians, geographers, and cartographers.Derived from David Durham's definitive gazetteer of California, California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State, this new popularly priced series is certain to attract the attention of every new or longtime resident of California. Each volume of the series contains the complete body of entries listed in California's Geographic Names for the counties covered in that volume.Thousands of geographical features, such as mountains, streams, and canyons are extensively defined, as are cities, towns, and villages. Many entries include information about who named the feature, when and why, and alternate or obsolete names are given. Each entry gives the exact longitude and latitude of the feature -- terrific for,use with GPS devices!Perfect for park and forestry rangers, natural history buffs, real estate offices, and media news desks.