Santa Rita Park, California

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Santa Rita Park
Santa Rita Park is located in California
Santa Rita Park
Santa Rita Park
Location in California
Coordinates: 37°02′51″N 120°35′43″W / 37.04750°N 120.59528°W / 37.04750; -120.59528Coordinates: 37°02′51″N 120°35′43″W / 37.04750°N 120.59528°W / 37.04750; -120.59528
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMerced County
Elevation118 ft (36 m)

Santa Rita Park (Santa Rita, Spanish for "Saint Rita") is an unincorporated community in Merced County, California.[1] It is located 2.25 miles (4 km) east of Dos Palos Y,[2] at an elevation of 118 feet (36 m).[1]

The Santa Rita Park post office opened in 1940. In 1966 it moved west to Dos Palos Y.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Santa Rita Park, California
  2. ^ 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. 825. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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