Chats, California

Coordinates: 39°46′27″N 120°04′24″W / 39.77417°N 120.07333°W / 39.77417; -120.07333
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Chats
Former settlement
Chats is located in California
Chats
Chats
Location in California
Coordinates: 39°46′27″N 120°04′24″W / 39.77417°N 120.07333°W / 39.77417; -120.07333
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLassen County
Elevation4,810 ft (1,466 m)

Chats (also, Chat)[2] is a former settlement in Lassen County, California.[1] It was located on the Nevada–California–Oregon Railway 2 miles (3.2 km) east-southeast of Beckwourth Pass and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southeast of Summit,[2] at an elevation of 4810 feet (1466 m).[1] Chats still appeared on maps as of 1894.[1]

The Chat post office operated from 1885 to 1894, and from 1896 to 1900.[2] The name is of Native American origin.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chats, California
  2. ^ a b c d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 363-364. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.