Coppervale, California

Coppervale
Unincorporated community
Coppervale

Location in California

Coordinates: 40°20′48″N 120°54′18″W / 40.34667°N 120.90500°W / 40.34667; -120.90500Coordinates: 40°20′48″N 120°54′18″W / 40.34667°N 120.90500°W / 40.34667; -120.90500
Country United States
State California
County Lassen County
Elevation[1] 5,203 ft (1,586 m)

Coppervale (formerly, Copper Vale)[2] is an unincorporated community in Lassen County, California.[1] It is located 6 miles (9.7 km) east-northeast of Westwood,[2] at an elevation of 5203 feet (1586 m).[1]

The Copper Vale post office operated from 1864 to 1867, and from 1868 to 1886, and from 1890 to 1894 when it changed its name to Coppervale.[2] The Coppervale post office moved in 1901 and was closed for good in 1914.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coppervale, California
  2. 1 2 3 4 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 367. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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