Bealville, California
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Bealville is an unincorporated community
in Kern County
, California
. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad
1.25 miles (2 km) south of Caliente
, at an elevation of 1811 feet (552 m).
A post office operated at Bealville from 1879 to 1881. The name honors Edward Fitzgerald Beale, landowner.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Kern County
Kern County, California
Spreading across the southern end of the California Central Valley, Kern County is the fifth-largest county by population in California. Its economy is heavily linked to agriculture and to petroleum extraction, and there is a strong aviation and space presence. Politically, it has generally...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
1.25 miles (2 km) south of Caliente
Caliente, California
Caliente is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located east-southeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 1312 feet ....
, at an elevation of 1811 feet (552 m).
A post office operated at Bealville from 1879 to 1881. The name honors Edward Fitzgerald Beale, landowner.