Ivy, California

Ivy is a former settlement in Modoc County, California.^[1] It was located on the stage coach line about midway between Eagleville and Likely, California at 16 miles (26 km) east of Likely by road.^[1]

A post office operated at Ivy from 1899 to 1920 and from 1921 to 1922.^[1] The town's name comes from a potted ivy kept at the post office.^[1]

Geography

Ivy is located in the northeast corner of Jess Valley, one mile (1.6 km) southwest of Clear Lake and about 11 miles (18 km) east of Likely, California.

History

During its heyday, Ivy was a sawmill town.

Notable person

The childhood home of WNBA player Kayte Christensen is adjacent to the 1922 Ivy Post Office.

References

1 2 3 4 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 393. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

External links

Wikimapia

Municipalities and communities of Modoc County, California, United States

County seat: Alturas

City	Alturas

CDPs	Adin California Pines Canby Cedarville Daphnedale Park Eagleville Fort Bidwell Lake City Likely Lookout New Pine Creek Newell

Unincorporated communities	Ambrose Boles Bormister Brooks Mill Campbell Cantrall Mill Christensen Copic Cornell D Flourney Dalton Davis Creek Day Demuth Derner Dibble Place Fairport Fletcher Place Flourney Grizzlie Place Hackamore Hannchen Harper Homestead Juniper K Flourney Kalina Kandra Kauffman Kephart Lakeview Junction Liskey Lookout Junction Mammoth McArthur McGarva Meares Menlo Baths Mulkey Place Old Hulbert Place Perez R Flourney Ramsey Scarface Staley Stronghold Surprise Station Tionesta Tuber Vestil White Horse Williams Willow Ranch

Indian reservations	Alturas Indian Rancheria Fort Bidwell Reservation XL Rancheria

Former settlements	Astakiwi Bayley Chumawi Craig Doles Fleener Fletcher Ghent Glass Mountain Hollenbeck Hot Springs Indian Camp Ivy Joffre Keshlakchuis Keuchishkeni Lillian Mattes Paola Potter Stobie Straw Suty Wade Widgeon

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