Termo, California

Termo (also, Snowstorm and Armstrong)[3] is a ghost town in Lassen County, California.[1] It was located on the now abandoned Southern Pacific Railroad line 32 miles (51 km) north-northeast of Susanville,[3] at an elevation of 5305 feet (1617 m).[1] This town straddles U.S. Highway 395 north of Ravendale.

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Termo is located in California
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Location in California
Termo is located in the United States
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Termo (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°51′57″N 120°27′37″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLassen County
Elevation5,305 ft (1,617 m)
ZIP code
96132[2]
Area code530

It was the original 1900 terminus of the Nevada–California–Oregon Railway, before the line was extended north.[3] A post office opened in 1908, closed in 1914, and re-opened in 1915.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Termo, California
  2. "Termo ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  3. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 423-424. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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