Jolon, California
Encyclopedia
Jolon is an unincorporated community
in Monterey County
, California
. It is located 17 miles (27 km) south of King City
, at an elevation of 971 feet (296 m). Jolon is located in the Salinas Valley
in a rural area located about 6 miles from Mission San Antonio de Padua
, and is part of Fort Hunter Liggett
.
The town was founded by Antonio Ramirez who built an inn at the place in 1850. The Jolon post office was founded in 1872. Jolon was owned by William Randolph Hearst
in the 1920s, who sold it to the US Army, its current owner. The ZIP Code
is 93928, and the community is inside area code 831
.
Jolon is mentioned in the chorus of the song "South Coast" http://www.uplyrics.com/kingston_trio_the_lyrics_4294/south_coast_lyrics_157706.html, as a place you could gamble back in its frontier days.
Jolon is also the setting for John Steinbeck
's novel To a God Unknown
. The town is not mentioned in the book but is the basis for the fictional town in the book.
built a hotel known as The Hacienda near Jolon. That hotel, now owned by the United States Army, is operated by a concessionaire and open to the public.
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 Monterey County
Monterey County, California
Monterey County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California, its northwestern section forming the southern half of Monterey Bay. The northern half of the bay is in Santa Cruz County. As of 2010, the population was 415,057. The county seat and largest city is Salinas...
, 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 17 miles (27 km) south of King City
King City, California
King City is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. King City is located on the Salinas River southeast of Salinas, at an elevation of 335 feet . It lies along U.S. Route 101 in the Salinas Valley of the Central Coast of California. King City is a member of the Association of...
, at an elevation of 971 feet (296 m). Jolon is located in the Salinas Valley
Salinas Valley
The Salinas Valley lies south of San Francisco, California.The word "salina" is spanish for salt marsh, salt lake or salt pan.-Geography:The Salinas Valley runs approximately south-east from Salinas towards King City. The valley lends its name to the geologic province in which it's located, the...
in a rural area located about 6 miles from Mission San Antonio de Padua
Mission San Antonio de Padua
Mission San Antonio de Padua was founded on July 14, 1771, the third mission founded in Alta California by Father Presidente Junípero Serra, and site of the first Christian marriage and first use of fired-tile roofing in Upper California.-History:...
, and is part of Fort Hunter Liggett
Fort Hunter Liggett
Fort Hunter Liggett , named after General Hunter Liggett in 1941, is a United States Army fort in southern Monterey County, California, about 250 miles north of Los Angeles and south of San Francisco...
.
The town was founded by Antonio Ramirez who built an inn at the place in 1850. The Jolon post office was founded in 1872. Jolon was owned by William Randolph Hearst
William Randolph Hearst
William Randolph Hearst was an American business magnate and leading newspaper publisher. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887, after taking control of The San Francisco Examiner from his father...
in the 1920s, who sold it to the US Army, its current owner. The ZIP Code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
is 93928, and the community is inside area code 831
Area code 831
North American area code 831 is a California area code which covers Salinas, Hollister, Monterey, Santa Cruz and the northern Central Coast. It was created in a split from area code 408 on July 11, 1998.-Monterey County:*Aromas*Boronda*Carmel Highlands...
.
Jolon is mentioned in the chorus of the song "South Coast" http://www.uplyrics.com/kingston_trio_the_lyrics_4294/south_coast_lyrics_157706.html, as a place you could gamble back in its frontier days.
Jolon is also the setting for John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. was an American writer. He is widely known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden and the novella Of Mice and Men...
's novel To a God Unknown
To a God Unknown
To a God Unknown is a novel by John Steinbeck, first published in 1933. The book was Steinbeck's second novel , the title taken from the book of Acts in the Bible...
. The town is not mentioned in the book but is the basis for the fictional town in the book.
The Hacienda
William Randolph HearstWilliam Randolph Hearst
William Randolph Hearst was an American business magnate and leading newspaper publisher. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887, after taking control of The San Francisco Examiner from his father...
built a hotel known as The Hacienda near Jolon. That hotel, now owned by the United States Army, is operated by a concessionaire and open to the public.