Di Giorgio, California

Summary

Di Giorgio is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[1] It is located 6.5 miles (10 km) south of Edison,[2] at an elevation of 486 feet (148 m).[1]

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Di Giorgio is located in California
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Location in California
Di Giorgio is located in the United States
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Di Giorgio (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°15′10″N 118°51′05″W / 35.25278°N 118.85139°W / 35.25278; -118.85139
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyKern County
Elevation486 ft (148 m)

The first post office at Di Giorgio opened in 1944.[2] The name honors Joseph Di Giorgio, agricultural entrepreneur and founder of DiGiorgio Corporation.[2] Di Giorgio overlies the large Mountain View Oil Field, and gives its name to one of the field's many productive areas.

See also edit

  • DiGiorgio Elementary School

References edit

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Di Giorgio, California
  2. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1026-1027. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.