Beveridge, California

Beveridge
Unincorporated community
Beveridge
Location in California
Beveridge
Beveridge (the US)
Coordinates: 36°42′16″N 117°54′54″W / 36.70444°N 117.91500°W / 36.70444; -117.91500Coordinates: 36°42′16″N 117°54′54″W / 36.70444°N 117.91500°W / 36.70444; -117.91500
Country United States
State California
County Inyo County
Elevation[1] 5,587 ft (1,703 m)

Beveridge is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 5587 feet (1703 m).[1] Beveridge began as a mining town.[2] The name honors John Beveridge.[2]

A post office operated at Beveridge from 1881 to 1882.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beveridge, 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. 1147. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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