Gabilan Acres, California

Gabilan Acres
Unincorporated community
Gabilan Acres - Dayton-Johnson Co. - 1940 - "Restricted as to race and buildings"
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Coordinates: 36°45′19″N 121°37′10″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Monterey County
Elevation [1]	203 ft (62 m)

Gabilan Acres (Gabilán, Spanish for "Sparrow hawk") is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California.^[1] It is located on San Juan Grade Road northeast of Salinas and Bolsa Knolls and 6.5 miles (10 km) west of Fremont Peak,^[2] at an elevation of 203 feet (62 m).^[1] The Gabilan Acres subdivision was laid out in 1940 and planned as a race-restricted community.^[3] By 1948 the neighborhood had 48 homeowners and children attended school in nearby Santa Rita.^[4] In 1964, The Californian newspaper recognized Gabilan as one of nine unincorporated subdivisions outside Salinas, along with Santa Rita, Oak Park, San Juan Acres, Bolsa Knolls, Spreckels, Pedrazzi, Pine Canyon, and San Benancio.^[5] In 1998 an 11-year-old girl was killed in her home in Gabilan Acres.^[6]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gabilan Acres, 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. 899. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
3. "Gabilan Acres". The Californian. June 22, 1940. p. 8. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
4. "News Notes from Gabilan Acres". The Californian. March 23, 1948. p. 3. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
5. "Salinas Area Subdivision Maps". The Californian. March 27, 1964. p. 63. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
6. "Neighbor held in girl's death". The Californian. March 6, 1998. p. 1. Retrieved October 26, 2023.