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'''Gypsite''' is an ] in ], ].<ref name=gnis /> It lies at an elevation of 1959 feet (597 m).<ref name=gnis /> '''Gypsite''' is an ] in ], ].<ref name=gnis /> It is located {{convert|3|mi|km}} southwest of ],<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|1043}}</ref> at an elevation of 1959 feet (597 m).<ref name=gnis />

A post office operated at Gypsite from 1911 to 1912.<ref name=CGN /> The name recalls a nearby ] mine.<ref name=CGN />


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Unincorporated community in California, United States
Gypsite
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyKern County
Elevation1,959 ft (597 m)

Gypsite is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Saltdale, at an elevation of 1959 feet (597 m).

A post office operated at Gypsite from 1911 to 1912. The name recalls a nearby gypsum mine.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gypsite, California
  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. 1043. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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