Millux, California

Millux
Unincorporated community
Millux
Location in California
Millux
Millux (the US)
Coordinates: 35°10′49″N 119°11′55″W / 35.18028°N 119.19861°W / 35.18028; -119.19861Coordinates: 35°10′49″N 119°11′55″W / 35.18028°N 119.19861°W / 35.18028; -119.19861
Country United States
State California
County Kern County
Elevation[1] 292 ft (89 m)

Millux is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[1] It is located on the Sunset Railroad 15 miles (24 km) east-northeast of Taft,[2] at an elevation of 292 feet (89 m).[1]

The name is a portmanteau derived from the agricultural concern Miller & Lux.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millux, California
  2. 1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1072. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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