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Vernalis is an unincorporated community in San Joaquin County, California, United States. Vernalis is located on California State Route 33 southeast of Tracy. It was named after two daughters of local ranchers: Verna Carpenter and Alice Hamilton. Vernalis has a post office with ZIP code 95385.ZIP Code Lookup
/ref> The first post office in the area opened in San Joaquin City in 1851; that post office closed in 1852, reopened in 1874, and was moved southwest in 1888, after which its name was changed to Vernalis (Latin for ''springlike, related to the spring''). During World War 2 Vernalis was home to the
Naval Auxiliary Air Station Vernalis Naval Auxiliary Air Station Vernalis was a United States Navy facility located in the small town of Vernalis, California during World War II. It opened on June 8, 1943, and closed on October 15, 1945. History It served as an auxiliary station ...
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Vernalis Reconditioning Center Hammond General Hospital, or Hammond Army Hospital, was a large United States Army medical treatment facility during World War II, located in the city of Modesto in Stanislaus County, California, and in operation from 1942 until 1946. The facility ...
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Vernalis Prisoner of War Branch Camp Hammond General Hospital, or Hammond Army Hospital, was a large United States Army medical treatment facility during World War II, located in the city of Modesto in Stanislaus County, California, and in operation from 1942 until 1946. The facility ...
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Unincorporated communities in California Unincorporated communities in San Joaquin County, California {{SanJoaquinCountyCA-geo-stub