36°57′40″N 119°26′40″W / 36.96111°N 119.44444°W / 36.96111; -119.44444

Humphreys Station
Unincorporated community
Humphreys Station is located in California
Humphreys Station
Humphreys Station
Location in California
Humphreys Station is located in the United States
Humphreys Station
Humphreys Station
Humphreys Station (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°57′40″N 119°26′40″W / 36.96111°N 119.44444°W / 36.96111; -119.44444
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyFresno County

Humphreys Station (formerly, Humphreys) is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California.[1] It is located 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Fresno.[1]

The name honors pioneer John W. Humphreys.[1]

John and his brother Miles Humphreys opened a store at the site after the Civil War. The business catered to stage travelers and to lumber workers on the Tollhouse Road, and was an unofficial passenger drop-off point for the Butterfield Overland Mail. Originally known as Humphreys Station, the site often became known as Humphrey Station after a restaurant of that name opened on the site in 1920.[2]

A one-room schoolhouse operated at Humphreys Station until 1926.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1049. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  2. 1 2 Letson, Lester J. (2010). "Humphrey Station Historical Marker". HMdb.com. Retrieved December 5, 2023.


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