Borel, California

Borel is a former settlement in Kern County, California.[1] It was located 2.5 miles (4 km) southwest of Vaughn.[1]

A post office operated at Borel from 1904 to 1908.[1] The name comes from the Borel Canal Construction Company.[1]

References

  1. 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. 1005. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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