Dinkey Creek, California

Dinkey Creek
Dinkey Creek
Unincorporated community
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	Coordinates: 37°05′10″N 119°09′27″W / 37.08611°N 119.15750°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Fresno County
Elevation	5,987 ft (1,825 m)

Coordinates: 37°05′10″N 119°09′27″W / 37.08611°N 119.15750°W / 37.08611; -119.15750

Dinkey Creek is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California.^[1] It is located on Dinkey Creek,^[2] at an elevation of 5987 feet (1825 m).^[1]

A post office operated at Dinkey Creek from 1925 to 1972.^[2] Dinkey was the name of a dog who lost a fight with a grizzly bear.^[3]

The community was home to Camp Mar-Y-Mac, which operated from 1951 to 1981.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dinkey Creek, California
^ Jump up to: ^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. 1027. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ Hook, J. N. (10 June 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 282. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.

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[gnis-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dinkey Creek, California

[CGN-2] Jump up to: ^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. 1027. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

[3] Hook, J. N. (10 June 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 282. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.

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Dinkey Creek
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°05′10″N 119°09′27″W / 37.08611°N 119.15750°W / 37.08611; -119.15750
Country	United States
State	California
County	Fresno County
Elevation ^[1]	5,987 ft (1,825 m)