Chardon, California

Chardon is a former settlement Butte County, California, United States. It was located on the railroad between Oroville Junction (formerly, Tres Vias) and East Biggs (formerly, Rio Bonito), 8 miles (13 km) west of Oroville.[1] The place was named for Charles Langdon, an early settler.[1] A post office operated at Chardon from 1894 to 1907.[1] In 1897, the townsite and post office were moved 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest from its original site.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 289. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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