Borden (formerly, Alabama Settlement and Arcola) is an
unincorporated community in
Madera County
Madera County (), officially the County of Madera, is a county at the geographic center of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 156,255. The county seat is Madera.
Madera County comprises the Madera, CA Metr ...
,
California.
It is located on the
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the ...
southeast of
Madera,
at an elevation of 272 feet (83 m).
The first settlers came from Alabama in 1858, whence its original name.
The name Arcola comes from the plantation in Alabama owned by one of the settlers.
The current name was bestowed by the railroad for civic leader, Dr. Joseph Borden.
The Borden post office operated to 1873, closed for a time in 1896, and closed for good in 1907.
On December 2, 2010, the California High-Speed Rail Authority Board voted to start construction of the first part of the
California High-Speed Rail line at Borden and continue it to
Corcoran, California. Construction is expected to begin in 2012.
[ accessed 12-4-10]
References
Unincorporated communities in California
Unincorporated communities in Madera County, California
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