Narbo, California

Narbo
—  Former settlement  —
Narbo Location in California
Coordinates: 37°13′02″N 119°42′05″W / 37.21722°N 119.70139°W / 37.21722; -119.70139Coordinates: 37°13′02″N 119°42′05″W / 37.21722°N 119.70139°W / 37.21722; -119.70139
Country	United States
State	California
County	Madera County
Elevation[1]	1,995 ft (608 m)

Narbo is a former settlement in Madera County, California.^[1] It was located on Quartz Mountain about 4.25 miles (7 km) north of O'Neals,^[2] at an elevation of 1995 feet (608 m).^[1]

Narbo was a mining community financed by French investors.^[2] The name Narbo comes from Narbonne, the name of one of the investors.^[2] Narbo is the Latin name for the town Narbonne, France. A post office operated at Narbo from 1884 to 1887.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Narbo, California
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 817. ISBN 9781884995149.