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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Edgemont, Lassen County, California

Edgemont (also, Spoonville) is a former settlement in Lassen County, California. It was located 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south-southwest of Litchfield, at an elevation of 4032 feet (1229 m).

The Spoonville post office opened in 1903, changed its name to Edgement in 1913, and closed in 1918. The name Spoonville honored Florella A. Spoon.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edgemont, Lassen County, California
  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. 375. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.