Sloat, California

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Sloat
Unincorporated community
Sloat
Location in California
Coordinates: 39°52′00″N 120°43′39″W / 39.86667°N 120.72750°W / 39.86667; -120.72750Coordinates: 39°52′00″N 120°43′39″W / 39.86667°N 120.72750°W / 39.86667; -120.72750
Country  United States
State  California
County Plumas County
Elevation[1] 4,131 ft (1,259 m)

Sloat is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 4131 feet (1259 m).[1] Sloat is located on the Western Pacific Railroad, 8.5 miles (13.7 km) northwest of Blairsden.[2]

The place was named in 1910 to honor Commodore John D. Sloat.[2] The Sloat post office opened in 1914.[2] Sloat,California also is related to Sloatsburg, New York.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sloat, California
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 418. ISBN 9781884995149. 
Union Pacific 3985 Westbound at Sloat, 2005
Municipalities and communities of Plumas County, California, United States
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