Califa, California

Califa is a former settlement in Madera County, California. It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 1 mi northwest of Fairmead, at an elevation of 249 feet (76 m). Califa still appeared on maps as of 1918.

Quadrangle maps from the US Geological Survey show the existence of a depot or station stop along the Southern Pacific tracks at this location as late as 1948, on the Berenda 7.5' 1:24000 quadrangle chart. By the time of the 1961 edition of the same chart, US 99 had been widened, with a freeway interchange connection with State Route 152, and the Califa station had been removed from the map. ( BERENDA, CA HISTORICAL MAP GEOPDF 7.5X7.5 GRID 24000-SCALE 1948 ) ( BERENDA, CA HISTORICAL MAP GEOPDF 7.5X7.5 GRID 24000-SCALE 1961 )

A post office operated at Califa from 1912 to 1915.