Spellacy, California
| Spellacy | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
 Spellacy
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| Coordinates: 35°06′47″N 119°28′17″W / 35.11306°N 119.47139°WCoordinates: 35°06′47″N 119°28′17″W / 35.11306°N 119.47139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern County |
| Elevation[1] | 1,676 ft (511 m) |
Spellacy is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[1] It is located 5.25 miles (8.4 km) northwest of Maricopa,[2] at an elevation of 1676 feet (511 m).[1]
No permanent residents live in Spellacy. It is a named location within one of the most active operational zones of the huge Midway-Sunset Oil Field, and takes its name from one of the most prolific producing formations of the field, the Spellacy Sands, discovered in 1900.[3]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spellacy, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1109. ISBN 9781884995149.
- ^ California Oil and Gas Fields. Sacramento: California Department of Conservation. 1998. p. 283.
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