Humphreys Station, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

36°57′40″N 119°26′40″W / 36.96111°N 119.44444°W / 36.96111; -119.44444

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Humphreys Station

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Coordinates: 36°57′40″N 119°26′40″W / 36.96111°N 119.44444°W / 36.96111; -119.44444CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyFresno County

Humphreys Station (formerly, Humphreys) is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California.^[1] It is located 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Fresno.^[1]

The name honors pioneer John W. Humphreys.^[1]

John and his brother Miles Humphreys opened a store at the site after the Civil War. The business catered to stage travelers and to lumber workers on the Tollhouse Road, and was an unofficial passenger drop-off point for the Butterfield Overland Mail. Originally known as Humphreys Station, the site often became known as Humphrey Station after a restaurant of that name opened on the site in 1920.^[2]

A one-room schoolhouse operated at Humphreys Station until 1926.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1049. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ ^a ^b Letson, Lester J. (2010). "Humphrey Station Historical Marker". HMdb.com. Retrieved December 5, 2023.