Boca, California
Encyclopedia
Boca is a former settlement in Nevada County
, California
. It is situated at an elevation of 5528 ft (1,684.9 m) above sea level
. Boca is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad
, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) northeast of Truckee
.
for "mouth") because it was near the mouth of the Little Truckee River
.
It had a post office during the period of 1872 through 1945.
In 1880, the population was 200.
.
Nevada County, California
Nevada County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of California, in the Mother Lode country. As of 2010 its population was 98,764. The county seat is Nevada City.-History:Nevada County was created in 1851 from parts of Yuba County....
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It is situated at an elevation of 5528 ft (1,684.9 m) above sea level
Above mean sea level
The term above mean sea level refers to the elevation or altitude of any object, relative to the average sea level datum. AMSL is used extensively in radio by engineers to determine the coverage area a station will be able to reach...
. Boca is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) northeast of Truckee
Truckee, California
Truckee is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States. The population was 16,180 at the 2010 census, up from 13,864 at the 2000 census.-Name:...
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History
The place was named by the railroad Boca (SpanishSpanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
for "mouth") because it was near the mouth of the Little Truckee River
Little Truckee River
The Little Truckee River is a river that is a tributary to its larger counterpart, the Truckee River, located in Nevada County in eastern California.-Description:...
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It had a post office during the period of 1872 through 1945.
In 1880, the population was 200.
State Record
On January 20, 1937, the temperature at Boca fell to -45°F (-43°C), the coldest temperature ever recorded in CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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