Tassajara, California
Tassajara | |
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Tassajara Location in California | |
Coordinates: 37°47′45″N 121°51′49″W / 37.79583°N 121.86361°WCoordinates: 37°47′45″N 121°51′49″W / 37.79583°N 121.86361°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Contra Costa County |
Elevation | 709 ft (216 m) |
GNIS ID[1][2] | 253965 |
FIPS code[1][2] | 06-77973 |
Tassajara (Spanish for "meat drier")[3] is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States.[1] It is located on the east bank of , 6.5 miles (10 km) south-southeast of Mount Diablo,[4] at an elevation of 709 feet (216 m).[1] Together with Blackhawk it forms the Blackhawk-Camino Tassajara census designated place (CDP).
History[]
Until 1959, it was known as Tassajero;[1].
A post office operated at Tassajara from 1896 to 1922.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Tassajara (Contra Costa County, California)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ^ a b "FIPS55 Data: California". FIPS55 Data. United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2006. Archived from the original on June 18, 2006. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ^ Museum of San Ramon Valley - Tassajara
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 711. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in California
- Unincorporated communities in Contra Costa County, California
- Contra Costa County, California geography stubs