Genesee, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Unincorporated community in California, United States
40°02′35″N 120°45′14″W / 40.04306°N 120.75389°W / 40.04306; -120.75389
United States
CaliforniaGenesee (formerly Geneseo)[2] is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 3701 feet (1128 m).[1] Genesee is located 5 miles (8.0 km) east-southeast of Taylorsville.[2] It is named for the one of the several places in New York named Genesee or Geneseo.[3]
The Geneseo post office operated from 1865 to 1868, and again from 1880 to 1940.[2]
Local legends sometimes use Genesee as a location for ghost stories.
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Genesee, California
- ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 379. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Bright, William (1998). 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
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Municipalities and communities of Plumas County, California, United States
County seat: Quincy
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- Almanor
- Beckwourth
- Belden
- Blairsden
- Bucks Lake
- C-Road
- Canyondam
- Caribou
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- Chilcoot-Vinton
- Clio
- Crescent Mills
- Cromberg
- Delleker
- East Quincy
- East Shore
- Gold Mountain
- Graeagle
- Greenhorn
- Greenville
- Hamilton Branch
- Indian Falls
- Iron Horse
- Johnsville
- Keddie
- La Porte
- Lake Almanor Country Club
- Lake Almanor Peninsula
- Lake Almanor West
- Lake Davis
- Little Grass Valley
- Mabie
- Meadow Valley
- Mohawk Vista
- Paxton
- Plumas Eureka
- Prattville
- Quincy
- Spring Garden
- Storrie
- Taylorsville
- Tobin
- Twain
- Valley Ranch
- Warner Valley
- Whitehawk
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