Tassajara, California

Tassajara
—  Unincorporated community  —
Tassajara
Location in California
Coordinates:
Country United States
State California
County Contra Costa County
Elevation[1] 709 ft (216 m)

Tassajara (until 1959, Tassajero;[1] also formerly called Tasajero and Tassajera[2]) is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California. It is located on the east bank of Tassajara Creek, 6.5 miles (10 km) south-southeast of Mount Diablo,[2] at an elevation of 709 feet (216 m). Together with Blackhawk ist forms the Blackhawk-Camino Tassajara CDP.

A post office operated at Tassajara from 1896 to 1922.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tassajara, 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. 711. ISBN 9781884995149.