Woodfords, California

Woodfords, California
Coordinates: 38°46′40″N 119°49′19″W / 38.77778°N 119.82194°W / 38.77778; -119.82194
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyAlpine
Government
 • State SenateBrian Dahle (R)[1]
 • State AssemblyJoe Patterson (R)[2]
 • U. S. CongressMike Thompson (D)[3]
Elevation5,617 ft (1,712 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total150
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
96120
Area code530

Woodfords (formerly, Brannan Springs, Carey's Mill, Cary's Mills, Carys Mill, Carys Mills, Woodford's,[5] Carey's Mills,[6] and Woodford)[6] is an unincorporated community in Alpine County, California, near Markleeville. For census purposes, it is included in Alpine Village. It is located 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northwest of Markleeville,[6] at 38°46′40″N 119°49′19″W / 38.77778°N 119.82194°W / 38.77778; -119.82194.

  1. ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  2. ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  3. ^ "California's 4th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  4. ^ "Woodfords". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ All U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodfords, California
  6. ^ 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. 1216. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.