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Calflax, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

36°20′33″N 120°06′11″W / 36.34250°N 120.10306°W / 36.34250; -120.10306

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Calflax

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Coordinates: 36°20′33″N 120°06′11″W / 36.34250°N 120.10306°W / 36.34250; -120.10306CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyFresno CountyElevation

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276 ft (84 m)

Calflax is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California.^[1] It is located 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Coalinga,^[2] at an elevation of 276 feet (84 m).^[1]

Calflax was established in the mid-1930s when irrigated flax and cotton fields were planted in the once-barren west San Joaquin Valley. Calflax originally had a school, store, and cotton gin.^[3] In 1959, the University of California West Side Research and Extension Center was established on the site of Calflax.^[4] A few scattered residences remain at the site today.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calflax, 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. 1010. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ "New west side town springs up as region booms". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, CA. September 6, 1936. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
^ "About Us - West Side Research and Extension Center". University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.