Asylum, California
Asylum is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.[1] It is located on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad just south of Ukiah,[2] at an elevation of 607 feet (185 m).[1]
Asylum | |
|---|---|
  Asylum Location in California  Asylum Asylum (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°08′01″N 123°12′02″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Mendocino County |
| Elevation | 607 ft (185 m) |
Asylum has been noted for its unusual place name,[3] named after the now-closed lunatic asylum Mendocino State Asylum for the Insane[4] nearby, later renamed as the Mendocino State Hospital and today the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Asylum, California
- Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 10. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- Thompson, George E. (1 July 2009). You Live Where?: Interesting and Unusual Facts about where We Live. iUniverse. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-4401-3421-0.
- http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php/Mendocino_State_Hospital
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