Navelencia, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

36°41′00″N 119°23′08″W / 36.68333°N 119.38556°W / 36.68333; -119.38556

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Navelencia

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Navelencia

Navelencia (the United States)

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Coordinates: 36°41′00″N 119°23′08″W / 36.68333°N 119.38556°W / 36.68333; -119.38556CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyFresno CountyElevation

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420 ft (128 m)

Navelencia is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, United States.^[1] It is located 7 miles (11 km) east-southeast of Centerville,^[2] at an elevation of 420 feet (128 m).^[1] The farmland surrounding Navelencia supports orchards of oranges and other citrus trees.^[2] The township's name is a portmanteau of two varieties of oranges: navel and valencia.^[2] This orange-themed naming is shared with the neighboring city, Orange Cove.

A post office operated at Navelencia from 1915 to 1931.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Navelencia, California
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1080. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.