Willow Ranch, California

Willow Ranch
Unincorporated community
Willow Ranch Location in California
Coordinates: 41°54′09″N 120°21′30″W / 41.90250°N 120.35833°W / 41.90250; -120.35833Coordinates: 41°54′09″N 120°21′30″W / 41.90250°N 120.35833°W / 41.90250; -120.35833
Country	United States
State	California
County	Modoc County
Elevation^[1]	4,731 ft (1,442 m)

Willow Ranch (formerly, Willowranch)^[2] is an unincorporated community in Modoc County, California.^[1] It is 33.3 miles (54 km) north-northeast of Alturas,^[2] at an elevation of 4731 feet (1442 m).^[1]

The Willow Ranch post office opened in 1871, closed in 1882, re-opened in 1883, changed its name to Willowranch in 1896, moved in 1900, and changed its name back to Willow Ranch in 1950.^[2]

The original site was about 2 miles (3.2 km) from the present one; the town moved to a place on the railroad line after it reached the area.^[2]

References

1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Willow Ranch, California
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. 430. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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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