Kanawyers, California
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Kanawyers is an unincorporated community
in Fresno County
, California
. It lies at an elevation of 5020 feet (1530 m) in the canyon of the South Fork of the Kings River.
The Kanawyer post office operated from 1908 to 1914. The town was founded by Peter Napoleon Kanawyer, who mined copper from the nearby creek which now bears the metal's name.
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 Fresno County
Fresno County, California
Fresno County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, south of Stockton and north of Bakersfield. As of the 2010 census, it is the tenth most populous county in California with a population of 930,450, and the sixth largest in size with an area of . The county...
, 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 lies at an elevation of 5020 feet (1530 m) in the canyon of the South Fork of the Kings River.
The Kanawyer post office operated from 1908 to 1914. The town was founded by Peter Napoleon Kanawyer, who mined copper from the nearby creek which now bears the metal's name.