Iceland, California
Encyclopedia
Iceland is a former settlement in Nevada County
, California
, located between Boca
and the Nevada
state line. The region is situated by the Truckee River
, 9 mi (14.5 km) from Truckee
.
It had a post office during the period of 1897 to 1923, and also had a Southern Pacific Railroad
station.
Iceland got its name because of the ice
that was cut and stored there.
Nevada County, California
Nevada County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of California, in the Mother Lode country. As of 2010 its population was 98,764. The county seat is Nevada City.-History:Nevada County was created in 1851 from parts of Yuba County....
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, located between Boca
Boca, California
Boca is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. It is situated at an elevation of above sea level. Boca is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, northeast of Truckee. -History:...
and the Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
state line. The region is situated by the Truckee River
Truckee River
The Truckee River is a stream in the U.S. states of California and Nevada. The river is about long. Its endorheic drainage basin is about , of which about are in Nevada. The Truckee is the sole outlet of Lake Tahoe and drains part of the high Sierra Nevada, emptying into Pyramid Lake in the Great...
, 9 mi (14.5 km) from Truckee
Truckee, California
Truckee is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States. The population was 16,180 at the 2010 census, up from 13,864 at the 2000 census.-Name:...
.
It had a post office during the period of 1897 to 1923, and also had a Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
station.
Iceland got its name because of the ice
Ice
Ice is water frozen into the solid state. Usually ice is the phase known as ice Ih, which is the most abundant of the varying solid phases on the Earth's surface. It can appear transparent or opaque bluish-white color, depending on the presence of impurities or air inclusions...
that was cut and stored there.
External links
- Map of Iceland, California, from Maplandia.com. Accessed June 2011.