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Amsterdam
Amsterdam is located in California
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Location in California
Amsterdam is located in the United States
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Location in the United States
Country United States
State California
County Merced County
Elevation
220 ft (67 m)

Amsterdam is an unincorporated community in Merced County, California. It is located 6.5 miles (10 km) north-northeast of Atwater, at an elevation of 220 feet (67 m).

Amsterdam was settled by Dutch immigrants, and had a station on the Southern Pacific branch line to Oakdale, abandoned in 1942. In 1925, Amsterdam was said to have a population of 32. The community was featured in the 2012 Belgian documentary Amsterdam Stories USA on places in the United States named Amsterdam.

A post office operated at Amsterdam from 1893 to 1895, from 1900 to 1910, with a closure during part of 1906, and from 1912 to 1925.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Amsterdam (California) para niños

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