Spanish Ranch, California

Spanish Ranch
—  Unincorporated community  —
Spanish Ranch
Location in California
Coordinates:
Country  United States
State  California
County Plumas County
Elevation[1] 3,668 ft (1,118 m)

Spanish Ranch is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 3668 feet (1118 m).[1] Spanish Ranch is located 1.25 miles (2.0 km)north- northeast of Meadow Valley.[2]

The place was established by two Mexicans in 1850, and it developed into a distribution center for the numerous mining camps nearby.[2] The Spanish Ranch post office operated from 1861 to 1913.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spanish Ranch, 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. p. 420. ISBN 9781884995149.