39°47′48″N 122°05′04″W / 39.79667°N 122.08444°W
Capay | |
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  Capay Location in California  Capay Capay (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°47′48″N 122°05′04″W / 39.79667°N 122.08444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Glenn County |
| Elevation | 187 ft (57 m) |
Capay (Wintun: Kapai, meaning "Stream")[2][3] is an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California.[1] It is located 7 miles (11 km) east-northeast of Orland,[4] at an elevation of 187 feet (57 m).[1]
The Capay Rancho, encompassing the present site of Capay, was granted to Josefa Soto in 1844 by the Mexican government; it was one of only three such California land grants recognized by the US government, and was formally transferred to Soto by President James Buchanan in 1859.[5]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Capay, Glenn County, California
- ^ California Place Names of Indian Origin (Kroeber, 1916)
- ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Capay (Yolo County, California)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 207. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "Capay Grant Patent of 1859 found in Colusa records is presented to Glenn resident". The Colusa Daily Sun. Colusa, CA. June 17, 1927. Retrieved December 30, 2023.