Hackamore, California
Encyclopedia
Hackamore is an unincorporated community
in Modoc County
, California
. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad
30 miles (48 km) west of Alturas
, at an elevation of 4705 feet (1434 m).
A post office operated at Hackamore from 1903 (having been transferred from Stobie
) to 1904.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Modoc County
Modoc County, California
Modoc County is a county located in the far northeast corner of the U.S. state of California, bounded by the state of Oregon to the north and the state of Nevada to the east. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,686, up from 9,449 at the 2000 census. The current county seat is Alturas, the...
, 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 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....
30 miles (48 km) west of Alturas
Alturas, California
Alturas is the county seat of Modoc County, California, United States. Alturas is located on the Pit River, east of the center of Modoc County, at an elevation of 4370 feet...
, at an elevation of 4705 feet (1434 m).
A post office operated at Hackamore from 1903 (having been transferred from Stobie
Stobie, California
Stobie is a former settlement in Modoc County, California. It was located south of Hackamore.A post office operated at Stobie from 1897 to 1903, when service was transferred to Hackamore. The name honors Violet Stobie, its first postmaster....
) to 1904.