Posts, California

Posts
—  Unincorporated community  —
Posts
Location in California
Coordinates:
Country United States
State California
County Monterey County
Elevation[1] 945 ft (288 m)

Posts (formerly Posts Summit) is an unincorporated community in the Big Sur region of Monterey County, California.[1] It is located on Posts Creek 3 miles (4.8 km) east-southeast of Pfeiffer Point,[2] at an elevation of 945 feet (288 m).[1]

William Brainard Post homesteaded the site in the late 1860s and his ranch became a station for the stage coach route.[2] A post office operated at Posts from 1889 to 1910, with a move in 1905.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Posts, California
  2. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. ISBN 9781884995149.