Polaris, California

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Polaris
Unincorporated community
Polaris
Location in California
Coordinates: 39°20′21″N 120°08′09″W / 39.33917°N 120.13583°W / 39.33917; -120.13583Coordinates: 39°20′21″N 120°08′09″W / 39.33917°N 120.13583°W / 39.33917; -120.13583
Country  United States
State  California
County Nevada County
Elevation[1] 5,695 ft (1,736 m)

Polaris is an unincorporated community in Nevada County, California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 5695 feet (1736 m).[1] Polaris is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east-northeast of Truckee.[2]

The Polaris post office operated from 1901 to 1923.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Polaris, California
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 540. ISBN 9781884995149. 
Municipalities and communities of Nevada County, California, United States
Cities and towns
CDPs
Unincorporated
communities
Ghost towns
Footnotes
‡This CDP also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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