Tocaloma, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Unincorporated community in California, United States
38°03′01″N 122°45′34″W / 38.05028°N 122.75944°W / 38.05028; -122.75944[1]
Tocaloma (Miwok: Tokoloma, meaning "salamander")[2] is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California.[1] It is located on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad 3 miles (4.8 km) east-southeast of Point Reyes Station,[3] at an elevation of 75 feet (23 m).[1] By vehicle, it is near the McIsaac's ranch on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard just east of the ascent to the ridge before Olema.
A post office operated at Tocaloma from 1891 to 1919.[3]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tocaloma, California
- ^ California Place Names of Indian Origin (Kroeber, 1916)
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 714. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
Further reading
- Livingston, Dewey. "A Place Called Tocaloma". Marin County Fire History. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
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