- San Francisco – Western terminus and 1st Division headquarters, located in downtown San Francisco.
- Clarks's Station – Located 12 miles south of San Francisco in what is nowSan Bruno.
- Sun Water Station – Located 9 miles south of Clarks Station in what is nowSan Mateo.
- Redwood City – Located 9 miles south of Sun Water Station.
- Mountain View Station – Located 12 miles south of Redwood City.
- San Jose Station – Located 11 miles south of Mountain View Station in the city ofSan Jose.
- Seventeen Mile House – Located 17 miles south of San Jose.
- Gilroy Station – Located 13 miles south of Seventeen Mile House in what is nowGilroy, California.
- Pacheco Pass Station – Located 18 miles east of Gilroy near the top ofPacheco Pass.
- St. Louis Ranch – Located 17 miles east of Pacheco Pass.
- Lone Willow Station – Located 18 miles east of St. Louis Ranch nearLos Banos.
- Temple's Ranch – Located 13 miles southeast of Lone Willow Station nearDos Palos.
- Firebaugh's Ferry – Located 15 miles southeast of Temples Ranch, on theSan Joaquin River.
- Fresno City – Located 19 miles southeast of Firebaugh's Ferry.
- Elkhorn Spring Station – Located 22 miles east of Fresno City near present-dayRiverdale.
- Whitmore's Ferry – Located 17 miles southeast of Elkhorn Spring Station on theKings River.
- Head of Cross Creek Station – Located 15 miles southeast of Whitmore's Ferry.
- Visalia – Located 12 miles southeast of Cross Creek Station.
- Packwood Station – Located 12 miles east of Visalia.
- Tule River Station – Located 14 miles south of Packwood Station.
- Fountain Spring Station – Located 14 miles southeast of Tule River Station.
- Mountain House – Located 12 miles south of Fountain Spring Station.
- Posey Creek Station – Located 15 miles southwest of Mountain House, onPosey (Poso) Creek.
- Gordon's Ferry (Kern River Station) – Located 10 miles south of Posey Creek Station on theKern River just above present-dayBakersfield.
- Kern River Slough Station – Located 12 miles south of Gordons Ferry.
- Sink of Tejon Station – Located 14 miles southwest of Kern River Slough Station.
- Fort Tejon – Located 15 miles southwest of Sink of Tejon Station, north of and below the summit ofTejon Pass.
- Reed's Station – Located 8 miles southeast of Fort Tejon, near, to the south of the summit of the Tejon Pass.
- French John's Station – Located 14 miles east southeast of Reeds Station, in the vicinity of the mouth of Cow Springs Creek Canyon.
- Mud Spring, a later station operating in 1860, 14 miles east from French Johns and 13 miles north from Clayton's Station (formerly Widow Smith's Station). [1]
- Widow Smith's Station (Clayton's Station, Major Gordon's Station) – Located 24 miles from French John's Station, in upperSan Francisquito Canyon nearGreen Valley.
- King's Station – Located 10 miles south of Widow Smith's Station in lower San Francisquito Canyon.
- Hart's Station orLyons Station – Located 12 miles south of King's Station, inSanta Clarita.
- Lopez Station – Located 81⁄2 miles southeast of Hart's Station, in theSan Fernando Valley north ofMission San Fernando Rey de España.
- Cahuenga Station – Located 12 miles southeast of Mission San Fernando, inCahuenga Pass, of theSanta Monica Mountains. The first station of the 1st Division, it was located 12 miles northwest ofLos Angeles.
Source:"List of Butterfield Overland Mail Stations "Itinerary of the Route""(PDF). New York Times. October 14, 1858. - [1]Notes of a Trip to Los Angeles No. 1, Daily Alta California, Volume 12, Number 3888, 5 October 1860 — Page 1
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