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Merced County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

Note 1: The Cultural Feature "Locales" can be very helpful in getting oriented in a new community.
Note 2: Links for Local Area Search and Driving Directions are below each feature map.

Physical Features
Areas 1
Bays 4
Beaches 2
Capes 2
Flats 4
Gaps 3
Guts 20
Islands 5
Lakes 12
Ridges 3
Springs 21
Streams 57
Summits 18
Swamps 1
Valleys 18
Woods 1
Cultural Features
Airports 18
Bridges 3
Buildings 67
Canals 229
Cemeteries 11
Churches 82
Civil 19
Crossings 1
Dams 20
Hospitals 8
Locales 165
Mines 5
Parks 60
Post Offices 10
Reservoirs 14
Schools 87
Towers 11
Wells 3
Historical Features
Airports 1
Buildings 1
Churches 2
Crossings 1
Locales 12
Military (Historical) 1
Populated Places 13
Post Offices 1
Schools 35
  • Physical Features are the natural features of the Earth's surface.
  • Cultural Features are landscape features that were created or shaped by humans.
  • Historical Features are features that no longer exist on the landscape.
  • Historical Landmarks: California's National Historic Landmarks