Bealeville Marker

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Near Caliente in Kern County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Bealeville

By Barry Swackhamer, October 17, 2011

1. Bealeville Marker

Inscription. Named for Edward F. Beale this station on the Southern Pacific rail line was established in 1876 as a depot and telegraph office. Service was discontinued in 1943. Beale was Superintendent of California Indian Affairs during the 1850’s. In 1865 he became owner of the adjacent Ranch El Tejon

Erected 1962 by Kern County Historical Society, Kern County Museum, El Tejon Parlor No. 239 N.D.G.W. (Marker Number 741.)

Marker series. This marker is included in the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West marker series.

Location. 35° 16.315′ N, 118° 37.573′ W. Marker is near Caliente, California, in Kern County. Marker is on Bealeville Road. Click for map. This marker is found where Bealeville Road crosses the railroad tracks, about one mile from Highway 58. Marker is in this post office area: Caliente CA 93518, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Caliente (approx. 1.3 miles away); Arvin-Sierra Glider Port (approx. 2 miles away); Bakersfield National Cemetery (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Great Flood of 1932 and Engine No. 3834 (approx. 6 miles away); Tehachapi Loop (approx. 7.4 miles away); Tehachapi Pass Railroad Line (approx. 7.4 miles away); Point On The Jedediah Smith Trail (approx. 11 miles away); "Old Town" (approx. 11.6 miles away).

By Barry Swackhamer, October 17, 2011

2. Bealeville Marker

Also see . . . Brigadier General Edward Fitzgerald Beale. (Submitted on December 7, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California.)

Bealeville Train Depot Photo, Click for full size

3. Bealeville Train Depot

Courtesy of Tehachapi Depot Railroad Musuem

Credits. This page originally submitted on December 7, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. This page has been viewed 184 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 7, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. 3. submitted on September 10, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.