Claraville, California

"Claraville" redirects here. For the locality in Australia, see Claraville, Queensland.

Claraville
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°26′32″N 118°19′46″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Kern County
Elevation [1]	6,302 ft (1,921 m)

Claraville (formerly, Kelso and Clarasillo)^[2] is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.^[1] It is located 13 miles (21 km) north of Emerald Mountain,^[2] at an elevation of 6,302 feet (1,921 m).^[1]

A post office operated at Claraville from 1940 to 1941 and from 1949 to 1957.^[2] Originally a mining camp called Kelso, the place was renamed Claraville in honor of Clara Munckton, first white woman there.^[2] It developed in the 1860s, was deserted by 1869, and revived in the 1930s with the resumption of mining operations during the depression.^[2]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Claraville, 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. 1017. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.