Silsbee, California
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Silsbee is a former settlement in Imperial County
, California
. It was located 6 miles (10 km) west-southwest of El Centro
.
A post office operated at Silsbee from 1902 to 1909. The name honors Thomas Silsbee, rancher. The town was destroyed by an overflow of the Colorado River
.
Imperial County, California
Imperial County is a county located in the Imperial Valley, in the far southeast of the U.S. state of California, bordering both Arizona and Mexico. It is part of the El Centro Metropolitan Area, which encompasses all of Imperial County. The population as of 2000 was 142,361. The county seat is the...
, 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 was located 6 miles (10 km) west-southwest of El Centro
El Centro, California
El Centro is a city in and county seat of Imperial County, the largest city in the Imperial Valley and the east anchor of the Southern California Border Region, and the core urban area and principal city of the El Centro metropolitan area which encompasses all of Imperial County. El Centro is also...
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A post office operated at Silsbee from 1902 to 1909. The name honors Thomas Silsbee, rancher. The town was destroyed by an overflow of the Colorado River
Colorado River
The Colorado River , is a river in the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately long, draining a part of the arid regions on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. The watershed of the Colorado River covers in parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states...
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