Cana, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
39°50′25″N 121°59′39″W / 39.84028°N 121.99417°W / 39.84028; -121.99417
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Cana
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Cana
Cana (the United States)
Show map of the United StatesCana (formerly, Missouri Bend)[1] was a town in Butte County, California, located on the former Southern Pacific Railroad line. It lies at an elevation of 167 feet (51 m). A post office operated in Cana from 1871 to 1913, with brief closures in 1895 and 1900.[2] In the 1870s, the community was on the stage coach routes from Chico; the population then was about 100, mostly farmers growing wheat.[3]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cana, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 207. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Crofutt, George A. (1878). Crofutt's New Overland Tourist and Pacific Coast Guide. The Overland Publishing Company. p. 197.
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Municipalities and communities of Butte County, California, United States
County seat: Oroville
- Biggs
- Chico
- Gridley
- Oroville
- Paradise
- Bangor
- Berry Creek
- Butte Creek Canyon
- Butte Meadows
- Butte Valley
- Cherokee
- Clipper Mills
- Cohasset
- Concow
- Durham
- Forbestown
- Forest Ranch
- Honcut
- Kelly Ridge
- Magalia
- Nord
- Oroville East
- Palermo
- Rackerby‡
- Richvale
- Robinson Mill
- South Oroville
- Stirling City
- Thermalito
- Yankee Hill
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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