Stacy, California

Stacy was an unincorporated town in Lassen County, California.[1] It is located 15 miles (24 km) north-northeast of Doyle,[2] at an elevation of 4016 feet (1224 m).[1] It was founded as a station on the Fernley and Lassen Railway in expectation of agricultural development of the area;[3] without irrigation, however, the area faded away.[4]

Stacy
Stacy
Location in California
Stacy
Stacy (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°13′48″N 120°01′17″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLassen County
Elevation4,016 ft (1,224 m)

A post office operated at Stacy from 1912 to 1951.[2] The name honored Stacy Spoon, the wife of the postmaster.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stacy, 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. 421. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. (30 December 1912). Stacy Townsite Shows Activity, Sacramento Union, p. 6, col. 7.
  4. "Historic Towns of Lassen County". Lassen County Office of Education. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
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