Rallsville, California

Rallsville is a former settlement in Madera County, California.[1] It was located 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Madera.[1]

A post office operated at Rallsville from 1881 to 1883, when the service was moved to Coarsegold.[1] The name honored George W. Ralls, its first postmaster.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 760. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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