Huasna, California Explained

Official Name:Huasna, California
Pushpin Map:California#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:San Luis Obispo
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:797
Coordinates:35.1228°N -120.3936°W
Area Code:805
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1660774[1]

Huasna (Chumash: Awasna)[2] is an unincorporated community in southeastern San Luis Obispo County, California, United States.

Huasna is located on the western slope of the southern Santa Lucia Range. Huasna is due east of Arroyo Grande. It is named for Rancho Huasna, granted to Isaac J. Sparks by Governor Manuel Micheltorena in 1843. An adobe ranch house and schoolhouse once stood in the community.[3] The Huasna area was the site of considerable oil exploration in the 1950s,[4] but today the Huasna area is mostly farmland.

The Huasna River runs through the community.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. https://escholarship.org/content/qt3s34f5ss/qt3s34f5ss.pdf?t=krnh6i Chumash placenames
  3. https://www.southcountyhistory.org/huasna.html
  4. News: Kegley. Howard. Drilling Bits and Crude Facts--Huasna Valley Field Sought. Oxnard Press-Courier. Oxnard, CA. 5. August 6, 1955. September 16, 2023 .