Bassetts, California

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Bassetts, California
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Bassetts, California
Coordinates: 39°37′02″N120°35′30″W / 39.61714°N 120.59179°W / 39.61714; -120.59179 Coordinates: 39°37′02″N120°35′30″W / 39.61714°N 120.59179°W / 39.61714; -120.59179
Country United States
State California
County Sierra
Elevation
5,538 ft (1,688 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code 530
GNIS feature ID1658002 [1]

Bassetts is an unincorporated community in Sierra County, California, United States. Bassetts is located along California State Highway 49 and the North Yuba River. The community was previously known as Hancock House and Howard Ranch; it was given its current name in the 1870s after Jacob and Mary Bassett. [2]

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 447. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.