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Coppervale, California

Coordinates: 40°20′48″N 120°54′18″W / 40.34667°N 120.90500°W / 40.34667; -120.90500
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Coppervale
Copper Vale
Coppervale is located in California
Coppervale
Coppervale
Location in California
Coppervale is located in the United States
Coppervale
Coppervale
Coppervale (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°20′48″N 120°54′18″W / 40.34667°N 120.90500°W / 40.34667; -120.90500
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLassen County
Elevation5,203 ft (1,586 m)

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]

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

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coppervale, California
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d Salley, Harold E. (1977). History of California Post Offices, 1849–1976. The Depot. ISBN 0-9601558-1-3.