Ravendale, California

Ravendale is an unincorporated community in Lassen County, California.[1] It is located 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Termo,[2] at an elevation of 5305 feet (1617 m).[1] 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.[3]

Ravendale
Unincorporated community
Ravendale
Location in California
Ravendale
Ravendale (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°47′55″N 120°21′55″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLassen County
Elevation
[1]
5,305 ft (1,617 m)

The Ravendale US post office opened in 1910, closed in 1920, and re-opened in 1921.[2] The ZIP Code is 96123.

The county maintains an unattended airstrip at the town with the FAA identifier O39.[4]

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.[5]

In 1939, Ravendale Elementary School school 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. Warren ruled in favor of the teacher.[6]

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 2020-07-06.
  4. "O39–Ravendale Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  5. California Department of Forestry, Lassen-Modoc Ranger Unit 2005 annual report
  6. Purdy, Tim. "Exploring Lassen County's Past: A Ravendale School Story". tipurdy. Retrieved 14 July 2020.


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