Pondosa, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Unincorporated community in California, United States
41°11′58″N 121°41′20″W / 41.19944°N 121.68889°W / 41.19944; -121.68889CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountySiskiyouElevation
4,140 ft (1,260 m)Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)Area code530GNIS feature ID264928[1]

Pondosa is an unincorporated community in Siskiyou County, California, United States. Pondosa is 33.5 miles (53.9 km) east-southeast of Mount Shasta, and is located along a former branch line of the McCloud Railway. A post office opened in Pondosa in 1925. The community was named after the ponderosa pine by Elmer E. Hall.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pondosa, California
  2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 294. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

Further reading

  • Moore, Jeff (2008). Rails Around McCloud. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738555645.
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