Incline, California Explained

Incline
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:California#USA
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in California
Pushpin Image:California Locator Map with US.PNG
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mariposa County
Coordinates:37.6606°N -119.8528°W
Elevation M:463
Elevation Ft:1519

Incline (formerly, Indian Flat) is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California. It is located on the south bank of the Merced River and on the Yosemite Valley Railroad 4miles west-southwest of El Portal, at an elevation of 1519 feet (463 m).

A post office operated at Incline from 1924 to 1953. The community named after the lumber incline near the original town site.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Moyer. Armond. Moyer. Winifred. The origins of unusual place-names. 1958. Keystone Pub. Associates. 67.