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California Spring, or Yellow Banks, is a
Table of distances from Texas Almanac, 1859
Book, ca. 1859; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123765/ accessed November 12, 2013), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association, Denton, Texas Shallow wells were dug for easier access to the water. A pool of water existed at the spring until the 1930s. Now the channel is filled with gravel.
California Spring, or Yellow Banks, is a spring
Spring(s) may refer to:
Common uses
* Spring (season), a season of the year
* Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy
* Spring (hydrology), a natural source of water
* Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in the shape of a ...
at the headwaters of Evans Creek, in Val Verde County
Val Verde County is a County (United States), county located on the southern Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 population is 47,586. Its county seat is Del Rio, Texas, Del Rio. In 1936, Val Verde County received Recorded Te ...
, 4.8 miles northeast of Comstock.Gunnar M. Brune, Springs of Texas, Volume 1, Texas A&M University Press, 2002, p.455
History
California Spring was a water stop on the San Antonio-El Paso Road, 15.73 miles northwest ofPainted Caves Painted Caves was a cave containing a spring in Val Verde County, Texas, 20 kilometers southeast of Comstock, Texas.Gunnar M. Brune, Springs of Texas, Volume 1, Texas A&M University Press, 2002, p.455 The cave accompanied a camp site along the Sa ...
and 2 miles southeast of Willow Spring another water stop on the old road.Book, ca. 1859; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123765/ accessed November 12, 2013), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association, Denton, Texas Shallow wells were dug for easier access to the water. A pool of water existed at the spring until the 1930s. Now the channel is filled with gravel.
References
Bodies of water of Val Verde County, Texas Springs of Texas San Antonio–El Paso Road {{ValVerdeCountyTX-geo-stub