Saltdale, California
Encyclopedia
Saltdale is an unincorporated community
in Kern County
, California
. It is located near Koehn Lake
21 miles (34 km) south-southwest of Ridgecrest
near Garlock, California
.
It is at an elevation of 1923 feet (586 m).
The town was founded in 1914 for salt harvesting from Koehn Dry Lake.
A post office operated at Saltdale from 1916 to 1950.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Kern County
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 is located near Koehn Lake
Koehn Lake
Koehn Lake is a dry lake, and seasonally endorheic lake, in the Fremont Valley of the Mojave Desert of Kern County, California, northeast of California City and east of Red Rock Canyon State Park.The lake is approximately long and at its widest point....
21 miles (34 km) south-southwest of Ridgecrest
Ridgecrest, California
Ridgecrest, formerly known as Crumville, was incorporated as a city in 1913. It is located in the Indian Wells Valley in northeastern Kern County, California, adjacent to the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake . Ridgecrest is the only incorporated city along US 395 in Kern County...
near Garlock, California
Garlock, California
Garlock is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located east-southeast of Saltdale, at an elevation of 2169 feet .A post office operated at Garlock from 1896 to 1904 and from 1923 to 1926....
.
It is at an elevation of 1923 feet (586 m).
The town was founded in 1914 for salt harvesting from Koehn Dry Lake.
A post office operated at Saltdale from 1916 to 1950.
See also
- Category: Mining communities in California