Highway City, California
36°48′39″N 119°53′06″W / 36.81083°N 119.88500°W
Highway City | |
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  Highway City Location in California  Highway City Highway City (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°48′39″N 119°53′06″W / 36.81083°N 119.88500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Fresno County |
| Named for | The Golden State Highway |
| Elevation | 299 ft (91 m) |
Highway City is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California.[1] It is located 2.5 miles (4 km) southeast of Herndon,[2] at an elevation of 299 feet (91 m).[1]
A post office opened in Highway City in 1951.[2]
A portion of the area has been incorporated in Fresno. It is located near the junction of State Route 99 and Shaw Avenue, one of the main streets of Fresno. The community was once known as Biola Junction and listed in the 1950 U.S. Census as an unincorporated place with a population of 1,002.[3] It was bisected by the realignment of US Route 99 which opened in 1960. The Highway City Community Center is located in a small public park just north of Shaw Avenue.
The name Highway City was first applied by fig grower J. C. Forkner and was used as a railroad shipping center for his Golden State Highway Fig Gardens concern.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Highway City, California
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1046. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
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