California Gazetteer
San Joaquin Valley is a physical feature (valley) in Sacramento County. The primary coordinates for San Joaquin Valley places it within the CA 94531 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | San Joaquin Valley |
| Category: | California physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Valley |
| Description: | Forms the southern portion of the larger, Central Valley. Bound on the southeast by the Tehachapi Mountains and on the southwest by the San Emigdio Mountains, trends north-northwest to form its northern boundary along the Mokelumne River extending southwest from the community of Jackson to Suisun Bay at the southern boundary of Sacramento Valley. (US-T121) |
| History: | Named by Alferez Gabriel Moraga about 1806 during an exploration into the Central Valley. The name honors St. Jo Achim, traditionally represented as the father of the Virgin Mary. The name San Joaquin Valley came into general use at the time of the Pacific Railroad Survey, 1853-54. |
| County: | Sacramento County |
| Latitude: | 37.9832553 |
| Longitude: | -121.8677352 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for San Joaquin Valley: San Joaquin Valley.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for San Joaquin Valley does not include property ownership information.
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