36°20′33″N 120°06′11″W / 36.34250°N 120.10306°W
Calflax | |
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  Calflax Location in California  Calflax Calflax (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°20′33″N 120°06′11″W / 36.34250°N 120.10306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Fresno County |
| Elevation | 276 ft (84 m) |
Calflax is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California.[1] It is located 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Coalinga,[2] at an elevation of 276 feet (84 m).[1]
Calflax was established in the mid-1930s when irrigated flax and cotton fields were planted in the once-barren west San Joaquin Valley. Calflax originally had a school, store, and cotton gin.[3] In 1959, the University of California West Side Research and Extension Center was established on the site of Calflax.[4] A few scattered residences remain at the site today.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calflax, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1010. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "New west side town springs up as region booms". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, CA. September 6, 1936. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "About Us - West Side Research and Extension Center". University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.