Tocaloma, California Explained

Tocaloma
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
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Marin County
Coordinates:38.0503°N -122.7594°W
Elevation M:23
Elevation Ft:75

Tocaloma (Miwok: Tokoloma, meaning "salamander")[1] is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. It is located on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad 3miles east-southeast of Point Reyes Station, at an elevation of 75 feet (23 m). By vehicle, it is near the McIsaac's ranch on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard just east of the ascent to the ridge before Olema.

A post office operated at Tocaloma from 1891 to 1919.

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Notes and References

  1. California Place Names of Indian Origin (Kroeber, 1916)