Califa is a former settlement 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 was 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 ...
northwest of
Fairmead,
at an elevation of 249 feet (76 m).
Califa still appeared on maps as of 1918.
Quadrangle maps from the US Geological Survey show the existence of a depot or station stop along the Southern Pacific tracks at this location as late as 1948, on the Berenda 7.5' 1:24000 quadrangle chart. By the time of the 1961 edition of the same chart,
US 99
U.S. Route 99 (US 99) was a main north–south United States Numbered Highway on the West Coast of the United States until 1964, running from Calexico, California, on the US–Mexico border to Blaine, Washington, on the U.S.-Canada borde ...
had been widened, with a freeway interchange connection with
State Route 152
The following highways are numbered 152:
Canada
* Prince Edward Island Route 152
Costa Rica
* National Route 152 (Costa Rica), National Route 152
India
* National Highway 152 (India)
Japan
* Japan National Route 152
United States
* U.S. Route ...
, and the Califa station had been removed from the map.
( BERENDA, CA HISTORICAL MAP GEOPDF 7.5X7.5 GRID 24000-SCALE 1948 )
( BERENDA, CA HISTORICAL MAP GEOPDF 7.5X7.5 GRID 24000-SCALE 1961 )
A post office operated at Califa from 1912 to 1915.
References
Former settlements in Madera County, California
Former populated places in California
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