Britona, California

Coordinates: 38°49′28″N 121°54′32″W / 38.82444°N 121.90889°W / 38.82444; -121.90889

Britona
Former settlement
Britona

Location in California

Coordinates: 38°49′28″N 121°54′32″W / 38.82444°N 121.90889°W / 38.82444; -121.90889
Country United States
State California
County Yolo County
Elevation[1] 43 ft (13 m)

Britona (also, Bretona)[2] is a former settlement in Yolo County, California. It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northwest of Zamora,[2] at an elevation of 43 feet (13 m). Britona still appeared on maps as of 1907.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Britona, 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. 454. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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