Cuba, Lassen County, California

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Cuba is a former settlement in Lassen County, California. [1] It was located 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Chats and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of Summit. [1]

Lassen County, California County in California, United States

Lassen County is a county in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,895. The county seat and only incorporated city is Susanville.

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Chats, California Former settlement in California, United States

Chats is a former settlement in Lassen County, California. It was located on the Nevada–California–Oregon Railway 2 miles (3.2 km) east-southeast of Beckwourth Pass and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southeast of Summit, at an elevation of 4810 feet. Chats still appeared on maps as of 1894.

A post office operated at Cuba from 1897 to 1907. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 364. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.