Madea

  • Established: 1869, by Central Pacific Railroad, during construction of original transcontinental railroad
  • Origin of Name:
  • Miles from San Francisco: 686.4
  • Used by Railroad: 1899- 1906
  • Railroad Function: Railroad siding, apparently uninhabited; provided freighting facilities to local sheep ranchers
  • Location: 4.2 miles west of Bovine