Maine Prairie is a place located in Solano County, California

Solano County, California

Solano County is a county located in Bay-Delta region of the U.S. state of California, about halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento and is one of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties. The county's population was reported by the U.S. Census to be 413,344 in 2010...

 west of Elmira, California

Elmira, California

Elmira is a census-designated place in Solano County, California, United States. The population was 188 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Elmira is located at ....

 on the Maine Prairie Slough at latitude 38.308 and longitude -121.759. The elevation is 7 feet. Maine Prairie appears on the Dozier U.S. Geological Survey Map.

During the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

 it was a township large enough to support a California Militia

California Army National Guard

The California Army National Guard is the land force component of the California National Guard, one of the reserve component United States Army and is part of the United States National Guard. The California Army National Guard is composed of about 20,000 soldiers...

Company (the Maine Prairie Rifles) from Sept. 19, 1863 to June 23, 1868.

External Links

• County Maps - SOLANO COUNTY CALIFORNIA (CA/VACAVILLE) MAP 1877 Shows Original Townships of: Silveyville, Green Valley, Tremont, Vallejo, Benicia, Vacaville, Elmira, Maine Prairie, Denverton, Rio Vista, Suisun, Montezuma, Mount Markley, Potrero Hills, California and Pacific Railroad, Vaca Valley Railroad, Pleasant Valley, Lagoon Valley, Wooden Valley, Sweeny Creek & Prospect Slough.
• Maine Prairie Map — Satellite Images of Maine Prairie