Adelaida, California

Adelaida, California
Unincorporated community
The restored Adelaida School in 2013
The restored Adelaida School in 2013
Adelaida, California is located in California
Adelaida, California
Adelaida, California
Adelaida, California is located in the United States
Adelaida, California
Adelaida, California
Coordinates: 35°38′44″N 120°52′25″W / 35.64556°N 120.87361°W / 35.64556; -120.87361
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySan Luis Obispo
Elevation
1,404 ft (428 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code805
GNIS feature ID1660231[1]
Cinnabar ore specimen from the old Klau Mine

Adelaida (pronounced as, and in the 19th century commonly spelled as Adelaide)[2] is an unincorporated community in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. Adelaida is 10 miles (16 km) west of Paso Robles. The community had a post office from 1877 to 1936.[3]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ David W. Kean, 1993, Wide Places in California Roads. Sunnyvale, Concord Press. ISBN 1884261000
  3. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 861. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.