Genesee, California

Genesee
Unincorporated community
Genesee is located in California
Genesee
Genesee
Location in California
Genesee is located in the United States
Genesee
Genesee
Genesee (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°02′35″N 120°45′14″W / 40.04306°N 120.75389°W / 40.04306; -120.75389
Country United States
State California
CountyPlumas
Elevation
3,701 ft (1,128 m)

Genesee (formerly Geneseo) is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 3701 feet (1128 m). Genesee is located 5 miles (8.0 km) east-southeast of Taylorsville. It is named after one of several places in New York named Genesee or Geneseo.

The Geneseo post office operated from 1865 to 1868, and again from 1880 to 1940.

Local legends sometimes use Genesee as a location for ghost stories.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Genesee, California
  2. 1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 379. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ↑ Bright, William (1998). 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.