Piute, California

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Piute
—  Former settlement  —
Piute, California is located in California
Piute
Location in California
Coordinates: 35°24′00″N 118°24′03″W / 35.40000°N 118.40083°W / 35.40000; -118.40083Coordinates: 35°24′00″N 118°24′03″W / 35.40000°N 118.40083°W / 35.40000; -118.40083
Country United States
State California
County Kern County
Elevation1 5,016 ft (1,529 m)

Piute (also, Pah-ute, Pahute, and Paiute) is a former settlement in Kern County, California.1 It was located 5.25 miles (8.4 km) north-northeast of Loraine (then called Paris),2 at an elevation of 5016 feet (1529 m).1

A post office operated at Piute from 1875 to 1876 and from 1894 to 1918.2

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Piute, California
  2. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1089. ISBN 9781884995149.