Tassajara, California Explained

Tassajara
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:California
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in California
Coordinates:37.7958°N -121.8636°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Contra Costa County
Elevation Ft:709
Elevation M:216
Blank Name:GNIS ID[1] [2]
Blank1 Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Info:06-77973

Tassajara, a variation of the Spanish word "tasajera" (Spanish for "place where the meat is hung" or "meat drier"),[3] is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States.[1] It is located on the east bank of Tassajara Creek, 6.5miles south-southeast of Mount Diablo, at an elevation of 709 feet (216 m).[1] Together with Blackhawk it forms the Blackhawk-Camino Tassajara census designated place (CDP).

History

Until 1959, it was known as Tassajero;.[1]

A post office operated at Tassajara from 1896 to 1922.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{GNIS3|253965}} Tassajara (Contra Costa County, California) ]. . . May 11, 2014 .
  2. Web site: FIPS55 Data: California . FIPS55 Data . . February 23, 2006 . May 11, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060618155602/http://geonames.usgs.gov/fips55/CAfips55_delim.txt . June 18, 2006 .
  3. https://museumsrv.org/post-1483/ Museum of San Ramon Valley - Tassajara