Greenwich, California
Encyclopedia
Greenwich is a former settlement in Kern County
, California
. It was located 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Old Town
, near the modern-day site of Tehachapi
.
Greenwich was founded by Peter D. Greene in the 1870s. A post office operated at Greenwich from 1875 to 1893, when the service was moved to Tehachapi.
Kern County, California
Spreading across the southern end of the California Central Valley, Kern County is the fifth-largest county by population in California. Its economy is heavily linked to agriculture and to petroleum extraction, and there is a strong aviation and space presence. Politically, it has generally...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It was located 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Old Town
Old Town, Kern County, California
Old Town is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located west-northwest of Tehachapi, at an elevation of 3829 feet ....
, near the modern-day site of Tehachapi
Tehachapi, California
Tehachapi is a city incorporated in 1909 located in the Tehachapi Mountains between Bakersfield and Mojave in Kern County, California. Tehachapi is located east-southeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of...
.
Greenwich was founded by Peter D. Greene in the 1870s. A post office operated at Greenwich from 1875 to 1893, when the service was moved to Tehachapi.