Iceland, California

Iceland
Former settlement
Iceland

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°22′32″N 120°01′30″W / 39.37556°N 120.02500°W / 39.37556; -120.02500Coordinates: 39°22′32″N 120°01′30″W / 39.37556°N 120.02500°W / 39.37556; -120.02500
Country  United States
State  California
County Nevada County
Elevation[1] 5,407 ft (1,648 m)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)

Iceland, also known as Cuba, was a former settlement in Nevada County, California, located between Boca and the Nevada state line.[2] The region is situated by the Truckee River,[3] 9 mi (14 km) from Truckee.

It had a post office during the period of 1897 to 1923,[4] and also a Southern Pacific Railroad station was established about 1902.[3][5]

Iceland got its name because of the ice that was cut and stored there.[6] Several main ice companies dominated the area. The Mountain Ice Company, the People's Ice Company, the Union Ice Company, and the Floriston Ice Company.[7]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Iceland, California
  2. ↑ "NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA". calsign.com. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  3. 1 2 Water-supply Paper. Geological Survey (U.S.). G.P.O. 1919. pp. 219–220.
  4. ↑ Tharp, Don. "Nevada County, California Post Offices and Communities Past and Present". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  5. ↑ Gudde, Erwin G. (1998). California place names : the origin and etymology of current geographical names (4th ed., rev. and enl. ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 175. ISBN 0520213165.
  6. ↑ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 501. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  7. ↑ http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/19970915/REGION/109152862


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