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Unincorporated community in California, United States

Unincorporated community in California, United States
Incline
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°39′38″N 119°51′10″W / 37.66056°N 119.85278°W / 37.66056; -119.85278
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMariposa County
Elevation1,519 ft (463 m)

Incline (formerly, Indian Flat) is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California. It is located on the south bank of the Merced River and on the Yosemite Valley Railroad 4 miles (6.4 km) west-southwest of El Portal, at an elevation of 1519 feet (463 m).

A post office operated at Incline from 1924 to 1953. The community named after the lumber incline near the original town site.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Incline, California
  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. 785. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 67.
Municipalities and communities of Mariposa County, California, United States
County seat: Mariposa
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