Genesee, California
Genesee (formerly Geneseo) is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California. 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 for the one of the 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
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Genesee, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 379. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Bright, William (1998). 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
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