Lokoya, California Explained

Lokoya
Settlement Type:unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:California#USA
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in California
Pushpin Image:California Locator Map with US.PNG
Unit Pref:US
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Napa County
Coordinates:38.3733°N -122.4278°W
Elevation M:538
Elevation Ft:1765

Lokoya (Miwok: Lakáa-yomi, meaning "place of the cottonwood")[1] is an unincorporated community in Napa County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 1,765 feet (538 m). Lokoya is located 9miles northwest of Napa. 

History

The community was formerly known as Solid Comfort and Johannesburg.[2]

The Solid Comfort post office opened in 1918, changed its name to Lokoya in 1925, and closed in 1951. In the early twentieth century, Lokoya was the site of a popular resort on the slopes of Mount Veeder. Guests would arrive in Oakville by rail and travel the remaining seven miles to Lokoya by stage.[3]

The Redwood Cemetery, along with the former settlement of Spruce Hill, California, is located to the southeast.

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=CET4QodMZysC&dq=lokoya+name+locoallomi&pg=PA84 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning
  2. News: . 2 Jul 1950 . Lokoya, gem of Napa Redwoods, is famous and popular resort . Napa Journal . Napa, CA . 14 Dec 2023.
  3. Book: Shulman, Todd L. . 2009 . Napa County . Charleston, SC . Arcadia Publishing . 29–30 . 978-0-7385-7039-6.