Calneva, California

Calneva
Unincorporated community
Calneva

Location in California

Coordinates: 40°09′10″N 120°00′32″W / 40.15278°N 120.00889°WCoordinates: 40°09′10″N 120°00′32″W / 40.15278°N 120.00889°W
Country United States
State California
County Lassen County
Elevation[1] 4,009 ft (1,222 m)

Calneva is an unincorporated community in Lassen County, California.[1] It is located 10 miles (16 km) north-northeast of Doyle,[2] at an elevation of 4009 feet (1222 m).[1] Calneva is on the Nevada state line, and its name is a portmanteau of California and Nevada.[2]

A post office operated at Calneva from 1911 to 1919, and from 1920 to 1933.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calneva, 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. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 361. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.