Lorraine, California

Not to be confused with Loraine, California.

Coordinates: 39°28′09″N 121°39′01″W / 39.46917°N 121.65028°W / 39.46917; -121.65028

Lorraine
Former settlement
Lorraine

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°28′09″N 121°39′01″W / 39.46917°N 121.65028°W / 39.46917; -121.65028
Country United States
State California
County Butte County
Elevation[1] 138 ft (42 m)

Lorraine is a former settlement in Butte County, California., it is now inundated by the Thermalito Afterbay reservoir. It lay at an elevation of 138 feet (42 m). Lorraine still appeared on maps as of 1952. It was located 5 miles (8.0 km) north-northeast of Biggs on the Sacramento Northern Railroad.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lorraine, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 271. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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