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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Rio Bravo, California

Rio Bravo (Spanish: Río Bravo, meaning "Fierce River") is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 7.25 miles (12 km) south of Shafter, at an elevation of 318 feet (97 m).

A post office operated at Rio Bravo from 1912 to 1919.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rio Bravo, California
  2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1097. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.