Stirling Junction, California

Coordinates: 39°42′51″N 121°48′48″W / 39.71417°N 121.81333°W / 39.71417; -121.81333

Stirling Junction
Unincorporated community
Stirling Junction
Stirling Junction

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°42′51″N 121°48′48″W / 39.71417°N 121.81333°W / 39.71417; -121.81333
Country United States
State California
County Butte County
Elevation[1] 203 ft (62 m)

Stirling Junction is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 203 feet (62 m). The place is at the junction of the Sacramento Northern and the Southern Pacific Railroads[2] In 1912, the junction of the Northern Pacific and the Butte County Railroads was here.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stirling Junction, California
  2. 1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 319. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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