Iceland, California

Iceland, also known as Cuba, is a former settlement in Nevada County, California, located between Boca and the Nevada state line.[2] The region is situated by the Truckee River,[3] 9 mi (14 km) from Truckee.

This article is about the ghost town in California. For the country, see Iceland.
Iceland
Former settlement
Iceland
Location in California
Coordinates: 39°22′32″N 120°01′30″W
Country United States
State California
CountyNevada County
Elevation5,407 ft (1,648 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

It had a post office during the period of 1897 to 1923,[4] and also a Southern Pacific Railroad station was established about 1902.[3][5]

Iceland got its name because of the ice that was cut and stored there.[6] Several main ice companies dominated the area. The Mountain Ice Company, the People's Ice Company, the Union Ice Company, and the Floriston Ice Company.[7]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Iceland, California
  2. "Nevada County, California". calsign.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  3. Water-supply Paper. Geological Survey (U.S.). G.P.O. 1919. pp. 219–220.CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. Tharp, Don. "Nevada County, California Post Offices and Communities Past and Present". genealogytrails.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  5. Gudde, Erwin G. (1998). California place names : the origin and etymology of current geographical names (4th ed., rev. and enl. ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 175. ISBN 0520213165.
  6. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 501. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  7. http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/19970915/REGION/109152862


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