Unincorporated community in California, United States Unincorporated community in California, United States
Tocaloma | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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Coordinates: 38°03′01″N 122°45′34″W / 38.05028°N 122.75944°W / 38.05028; -122.75944 | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Marin County |
Elevation | 75 ft (23 m) |
Tocaloma (Miwok: Tokoloma, meaning "salamander") is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. It is located on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad 3 miles (4.8 km) east-southeast of Point Reyes Station, at an elevation of 75 feet (23 m). 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.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tocaloma, California
- California Place Names of Indian Origin (Kroeber, 1916)
- ^ 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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