Amsterdam
Unincorporated community
Amsterdam is located in California
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Location in California
Amsterdam is located in the United States
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°25′49″N 120°32′32″W / 37.43028°N 120.54222°W / 37.43028; -120.54222
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMerced County
Elevation
[1]
220 ft (67 m)

Amsterdam is an unincorporated community in Merced County, California.[1] It is located 6.5 miles (10 km) north-northeast of Atwater,[2] at an elevation of 220 feet (67 m).[1]

Amsterdam was settled by Dutch immigrants, and had a station on the Southern Pacific branch line to Oakdale, abandoned in 1942.[3] In 1925, Amsterdam was said to have a population of 32.[4] The community was featured in the 2012 Belgian documentary Amsterdam Stories USA on places in the United States named Amsterdam.[5]

A post office operated at Amsterdam from 1893 to 1895, from 1900 to 1910, with a closure during part of 1906, and from 1912 to 1925.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amsterdam, California
  2. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 740. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ "Remembering the trains". Merced Sun-Star. Merced, CA. August 17, 1992. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  4. ^ Rider, Fremont; Cooper, Frederic Taber (1925). Rider's California, a Guide-Book for Travelers, with 28 Maps. New York, NY: The Macmillan Company. p. 338. ISBN 9781404750791.
  5. ^ Bowers, Brandon (March 5, 2011). "Film shines spotlight on county's own little Amsterdam". Merced Sun-Star. Merced, CA. Retrieved December 3, 2023.


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