Silsbee, California
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Silsbee is a former settlement in Imperial County, California.[1] It was located 6 miles (10 km) west-southwest of El Centro.[1]
A post office operated at Silsbee from 1902 to 1909.[1] The name honors Thomas Silsbee, rancher.[1] Described as a "picturesque lakeside townsite" on the shores of the now-drained Blue Lake, the town was thought to hold potential as a new recreational resort.[2] However, the town was destroyed by an overflow of the Colorado River[1] that gave rise to the Salton Sea in 1905, and a new townsite was established a few miles north at Seeley, California.[3]
