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Silsbee is a former settlement in Imperial County, California. It was located 6 miles (10 km) west-southwest of El Centro.
A post office operated at Silsbee from 1902 to 1909. The name honors Thomas Silsbee, rancher. The town was destroyed by an overflow of the Colorado River.
References
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1417. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
| Municipalities and communities of Imperial County, California, United States | ||
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| County seat: El Centro | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
32°45′35″N 115°37′37″W / 32.7598°N 115.6269°W / 32.7598; -115.6269
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