Napa Junction, California

Napa Junction
unincorporated community
Napa Junction

Location in California

Coordinates: 38°11′15″N 122°15′03″W / 38.18750°N 122.25083°W / 38.18750; -122.25083Coordinates: 38°11′15″N 122°15′03″W / 38.18750°N 122.25083°W / 38.18750; -122.25083
Country  United States
State  California
County Napa County
Elevation[1] 79 ft (24 m)

Napa Junction (formerly, Adelante)[2] is an unincorporated community in Napa County, California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 79 feet (24 m).[1] Napa Junction is located on the California Northern Railroad (Formerly the Southern Pacific Railroad), 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south-southeast of Napa.[2]

 

The Adelante post office functioned from 1869 to 1871. The Napa Junction post office opened in 1875, was closed for a time in 1880, and closed permanently in 1933.[2]

Part of Napa Junction has been annexed to and incorporated in American Canyon.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Napa Junction, 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. 670. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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