Glennville, California
| Glennville | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Glennville Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 35°43′44″N 118°42′13″W / 35.72889°N 118.70361°WCoordinates: 35°43′44″N 118°42′13″W / 35.72889°N 118.70361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern County |
| Elevation[1] | 3,176 ft (968 m) |
Glennville (formerly, Glenville and Linn's Valley)[2] is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[1]
Geography
It is located 30 miles (48 km) north-northeast of Bakersfield,[2] at an elevation of 3176 feet (968 m) in the Sierra Nevada foothills.[1]
History
The Linn's Valley post office opened in 1860, changed its name to Glenville in 1872, and closed in 1874.[2] The Glennville post office opened in 1874.[2] The name honors James M. Glenn, blacksmith and early settler,[2] who settled the area in 1857. [3] Glennville became the trading center for the surrounding valley after the decline of Lavers' Crossing.[2] The original church built in 1866 is the oldest standing church in the county.[4]
Climate
Climate type occurs primarily on the periphery of the true deserts in low-latitude semiarid steppe regions.
| Climate data for Glennivlle, CA | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 13 (56) |
14 (58) |
15 (59) |
18 (65) |
23 (74) |
28 (83) |
32 (90) |
32 (89) |
29 (84) |
23 (74) |
17 (63) |
14 (57) |
21.5 (71) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −2 (28) |
−1 (31) |
0 (32) |
2 (35) |
4 (40) |
7 (45) |
11 (51) |
10 (50) |
7 (45) |
3 (38) |
0 (32) |
−2 (28) |
3.3 (37.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 94 (3.7) |
84 (3.3) |
79 (3.1) |
48 (1.9) |
20 (0.8) |
5 (0.2) |
0 (0) |
3 (0.1) |
10 (0.4) |
20 (0.8) |
53 (2.1) |
79 (3.1) |
495 (19.5) |
| Source: Weatherbase [5] | |||||||||||||
External links
References
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glennville, California
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1040. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ↑ David W. Kean, Wide Places in the California Roads: The encyclopedia of California's small towns and the roads that lead to them (Volume 1 of 4: Southern California Counties), p. 71
- ↑ David W. Kean, Wide Places in the California Roads: The encyclopedia of California's small towns and the roads that lead to them (Volume 1 of 4: Southern California Counties), p. 72
- ↑ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Glennville, CA". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on April 24, 2013.
