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Unincorporated community in California, United States

Unincorporated community in California, United States
Ravendale
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°47′55″N 120°21′55″W / 40.79861°N 120.36528°W / 40.79861; -120.36528
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLassen County
Elevation5,305 ft (1,617 m)

Ravendale is an unincorporated community in Lassen County, California. It is located 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Termo, at an elevation of 5,305 feet (1,617 m). The town was a station on the Nevada-California-Oregon Railway line, but unlike many such towns, survived past the abandonment of the line in the late 1990s.

The Ravendale US post office opened in 1910, closed in 1920, and re-opened in 1921. The ZIP Code is 96123.

The county maintains an unattended airstrip at the town with the FAA identifier O39.

Susanville District, Ravendale Resource Area, Bureau of Land Management operates a fire station here. The fire station transmitter call sign is KMC407. There is also a Ravendale Volunteer Fire Department.

In 1939, Ravendale Elementary School's attendance dropped to zero students. The trustees questioned whether they were obligated to pay a teacher's salary and this matter was referred to California Attorney General, Earl Warren, who ruled in favor of the teacher.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ravendale, California
  2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 411. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. Myrick, David F. (2016). Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California. Vol. III: More on the Northern Roads. Reno: University of Nevada Press. Retrieved 6 July 2020 – via Google Books.
  4. "O39–Ravendale Airport". AirNav. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  5. California Department of Forestry, Lassen-Modoc Ranger Unit 2005 annual report
  6. Purdy, Tim. "A Ravendale School Story". Exploring Lassen County's Past. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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