Acolita, California

Acolita
Unincorporated community
Acolita Location in California
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	California
County	Imperial County
Elevation^[1]	276 ft (84 m)

Acolita is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California.^[1] It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Glamis,^[2] at an elevation of 276 feet (84 m).^[1] The town was named after the Spanish word for acolyte for unknown reasons.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Acolita, California
^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1387.
^ Erwin G. Gudde; William Bright (10 May 2004). California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names. University of California Press. p. 3.

Municipalities and communities of Imperial County, California, United States

County seat: El Centro

Cities	Brawley Calexico Calipatria El Centro Holtville Imperial Westmorland

CDPs	Bombay Beach Desert Shores Heber Niland Ocotillo Palo Verde Salton City Salton Sea Beach Seeley Winterhaven

Unincorporated communities	Acolita Alamorio Amos Andrade Anza Araz Junction Bard Bertram Bonds Corner Boulder Park Cactus Citrus View Clyde Coolidge Springs Coyote Wells Curlew Date City Dixieland Dunes Edgar Elmore Desert Ranch Estelle Felicity Fondo Frink Fuller Glamis Gordons Well Hovley Imperial Gables Iris Kane Spring Meloland Mesquite Moss Mount Signal Mundo Munyon Obregon Ogilby Orita Paymaster Landing Perrys Corner Picacho Plaster City Pope Rico Rockwood Ross Corner Ruthven Sandia Slab City Tortuga Truckhaven Verdant Watermans Corner Wiest Wilsie Wister

Indian reservations	Fort Yuma Indian Reservation Torres-Martinez Indian Reservation

Ghost towns	Araz Barnes Bernice Bradtmoore Butlers Carrizo Creek Station Colorado Concepcíon Eastside Gleason Hazelwood Highline Indian Wells Jaeger's Ferry Jaeger City Keystone Laguna Laparra Lano Mayflower Mobile No Mirage Paringa Picacho Basin Pilot Knob Station Potholes Sackett's Wells Sellew Shamrock Silsbee Squeaky Springs

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Acolita, California