Gerstley, California

Gerstley is a former settlement in Inyo County, California.[1]

It was located on the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Shoshone.[1]

Gerstley was founded around 1921, and named in honor of James Gerstley, Sr. by his business associate Francis Marion Smith who built the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad. Together with Richard C. Baker, the three men had formed Borax Consolidated, Ltd. in 1899.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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. 1202. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  2. ^ Hildebrand, GH. (1982) Borax Pioneer: Francis Marion Smith. San Diego: Howell-North Books. p. 79. ISBN 0-8310-7148-6
  3. ^ "Map showing Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad Company line from Ludlow, California to Goldfield, Nevada, circa 1907 | UNLV Special Collections Portal". special.library.unlv.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-24.

36°02′01″N 116°17′30″W / 36.0336°N 116.2917°W / 36.0336; -116.2917


Stub icon

This Inyo County, California-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.