Leliter, California

Leliter
Former settlement
Leliter

Location in California

Coordinates: 35°42′38″N 117°49′49″W / 35.71056°N 117.83028°W / 35.71056; -117.83028Coordinates: 35°42′38″N 117°49′49″W / 35.71056°N 117.83028°W / 35.71056; -117.83028
Country United States
State California
County Kern County
Elevation[1] 2,303 ft (702 m)

Leliter (also, Muerto)[2] is a former settlement in Kern County, California.[1] It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-northwest of Inyokern,[2] at an elevation of 2303 feet (702 m).[1] Leliter still appeared on maps as of 1943.[1]

A post office operated at Leliter from 1910 to 1927.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leliter, California
  2. 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. 1060. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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