Carneros, California

Carneros
Former settlement
Carneros Location in California
Coordinates: 38°13′43″N 122°18′34″W / 38.22861°N 122.30944°W / 38.22861; -122.30944Coordinates: 38°13′43″N 122°18′34″W / 38.22861°N 122.30944°W / 38.22861; -122.30944
Country	United States
State	California
County	Napa County
Elevation^[1]	2 m (7 ft)

Carneros is a former settlement in Napa County, California.^[1] It lay at an elevation of 7 feet (2 m).^[1] Carneros was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northwest of Napa Junction.^[2]

Carneros was named for the Rancho Rincon de los Carneros.^[2] A post office functioned at Carneros from 1867 to 1868.^[2]

References

1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carneros, California
1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 613. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

Municipalities and communities of Napa County, California, United States

County seat: Napa

Cities and towns	American Canyon Calistoga Napa St. Helena Yountville

CDPs	Angwin Deer Park Moskowite Corner Oakville Rutherford Silverado Resort

Unincorporated communities	Aetna Springs Atlas Bale Barro Berryessa Highlands Brazos Buchli Circle Oaks Collins Creston Cuttings Wharf Enchanted Hills Howell Mountain Imola Knoxville Krug Larkmead Lokoya Lombard Lowell Merazo Middleton Napa Junction Napa Soda Springs Oak Knoll Pope Valley Ratto Landing Rocktram Salvador Sanitarium Spanish Flat Spanish Flat Resort Squab Stanley Steel Canyon Resort Suscol Thoman Thompson Union Veteran Heights Vichy Springs Walter Springs Woodleaf Zinfandel

Ghost towns	Carneros Caymus Guthrie Kelly Monticello Napa Wye Redbud Park Shipyard Acres Spruce Hill Tuluka

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