Iceland, California

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Iceland
Former settlement
Iceland
Location in California
Coordinates: 39°22′32″N 120°01′30″W / 39.37556°N 120.02500°W / 39.37556; -120.02500Coordinates: 39°22′32″N 120°01′30″W / 39.37556°N 120.02500°W / 39.37556; -120.02500
Country  United States
State  California
County Nevada County
Elevation[1] 5,407 ft (1,648 m)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
  Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)

Iceland is a former settlement in Nevada County, California, located between Boca and the Nevada state line.[2] The region is situated by the Truckee River,[3] 9 mi (14 km) from Truckee.

It had a post office during the period of 1897 to 1923,[4] and also had a Southern Pacific Railroad station.[3]

Iceland got its name because of the ice that was cut and stored there.[5]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Iceland, California
  2. "NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA". calsign.com. Retrieved 2009-06-01. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Water-supply Paper. Geological Survey (U.S.). G.P.O. 1919. pp. 219–220. 
  4. Tharp, Don. "Nevada County, California Post Offices and Communities Past and Present". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved 2009-06-01. 
  5. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 501. ISBN 1-884995-14-4. 

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