Coppervale (formerly, Copper Vale)[2] is an unincorporated community in Lassen County, California.[1] It is located 6 miles (9.7 km) east-northeast of Westwood,[2] at an elevation of 5203 feet (1586 m).[1] Its name is derived from the early copper mining activity that once took place.[3]
Coppervale
Copper Vale | |
|---|---|
  Coppervale Location in California  Coppervale Coppervale (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°20′48″N 120°54′18″W / 40.34667°N 120.90500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Lassen County |
| Elevation | 5,203 ft (1,586 m) |
The Copper Vale post office first operated from May 24, 1864 to 1867 with Carolyn C. Goodrich as the town's first postmistress.[3] After nearly a year in hiatus, the post office reopened in 1868 until 1886, and from 1890 to 1894 when it changed its name to Coppervale.[2][3] The Coppervale post office moved in 1901 two miles to the northeast and was closed for good on June 30, 1914.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coppervale, California
- ^ a b c d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 367. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ a b c d Salley, Harold E. (1977). History of California Post Offices, 1849–1976. The Depot. ISBN 0-9601558-1-3.
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