Santa Nella, California
Santa Nella is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP)[5][6] in Merced County, California, United States.[1] Santa Nella began as the site of Rancho de Centinela (Sentinel Ranch) first established by pioneering stockmen from San Juan Bautista and Monterey as a place to raise horses in 1810.According to the United States Census Bureau, the Santa Nella CDP covers an area of 4.7 square miles (12 km2), all of it land.[2] The San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, including the California Korean War Veterans Memorial, is located to the west of Santa Nella, on McCabe Road.State Route 152, a major east–west highway connecting nearby Los Banos with the Santa Clara Valley, runs south of town.The service connects Santa Nella with Gustine, Los Banos, Dos Palos, and other communities on the west side of Merced County.[11] Santa Nella is a major stopping point along the Interstate 5 corridor for those traveling between Los Angeles and either the San Francisco Bay Area or Sacramento, with various fast food outlets, motels, and gas stations.
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