Slatington, California

Slatington is a former settlement in El Dorado County, California.[1] It was located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Kelsey.[1]

A post office operated at Slatington from 1903 to 1912 and from 1916 to 1920, when it was transferred to Kelsey.[1] The name Slatington was based on the slate shingles made there.[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. 507. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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