Iceland, California
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Iceland | |
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Former settlement | |
Iceland | |
Coordinates: 39°22′32″N 120°01′30″W / 39.37556°N 120.02500°WCoordinates: 39°22′32″N 120°01′30″W / 39.37556°N 120.02500°W | |
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
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Iceland, California
- ↑ "NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA". calsign.com. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Water-supply Paper. Geological Survey (U.S.). G.P.O. 1919. pp. 219–220.
- ↑ Tharp, Don. "Nevada County, California Post Offices and Communities Past and Present". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ↑ 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.
External links
- Map of Iceland, California, from Maplandia.com. Accessed June 2011.
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