Paicines, California

For the California wine region, see Paicines AVA.

Paicines, California
Unincorporated community
Paicines General Store marks the intersection of SR25 and County Road J1.
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Coordinates: 36°43′43″N121°16′39″W / 36.728611°N 121.27750°W / 36.728611; -121.27750
Country	United States
State	California
County	San Benito
Elevation	682 ft (208 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Zip code	95043
Area code	209
GNIS feature ID	1659334 [1]

Paicines is an unincorporated community in San Benito County, California, United States. The community is at the intersection of Panoche Road and SR 25.

History

The settlement at the modern location of Paicines was originally called Tres Pinos, after a prominent grouping of three pine trees located on a nearby hill. By 1873 the Southern Pacific Railroad had been constructed to a point 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the town to a point they called Tres Pinos station, causing much confusion. In 1874 the name of the town was changed to Grogan for three months before settling on Paicines. ^[2]

Geography

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Paicines has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. ^[3]

Government

In the state legislature, Paicines is located in the 12th Senate District, represented by Republican Anthony Cannella, and in the 28th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Anna M. Caballero.

In the United States House of Representatives, Paicines is in California's 20th congressional district , represented by Republican Vince Fong. ^[4]

Notable people

• Charlie Root, a professional baseball player, retired to a ranch here.^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• County Route J1 (California)/Panoche Road
• Panoche, California
• Tres Pinos, California

References

1. "Paicines". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Pierce, Marjorie (1981). East of the Gabilans. Western Tanager Press. pp. 126, 141. ISBN   9780934136112.
3. Climate Summary for Paicines, California
4. "California's 20th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

External links

• Paicines Ranch, a long-time landmark.