38°24′32″N 121°00′25″W / 38.40889°N 121.00694°W / 38.40889; -121.00694

Carbondale
Former settlement
Carbondale is located in California
Carbondale
Carbondale
Location in California
Carbondale is located in the United States
Carbondale
Carbondale
Carbondale (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°24′32″N 121°00′25″W / 38.40889°N 121.00694°W / 38.40889; -121.00694
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyAmador County
Elevation
[1]
223 ft (68 m)

Carbondale (formerly, Buckeye)[2] is a former settlement in Amador County, California. It was located 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Ione on the Southern Pacific Railroad,[2] at an elevation of 223 feet (68 m).

The place's early economy was related to coal mining and shipment.[2] A post office operated at Carbondale from 1922 to 1955.[2]

Nothing remains of Carbondale today.

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carbondale, California
  2. 1 2 3 4 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 461. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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