Tassajara, California
 | It has been suggested that this article be merged into Camino Tassajara, California. (Discuss) Proposed since March 2025. |
Tassajara | |
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 Tassajara School from 1889 | |
  Tassajara Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 37°47′45″N 121°51′49″W / 37.79583°N 121.86361°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Contra Costa County |
| Elevation | 709 ft (216 m) |
| GNIS ID[1][2] | 253965 |
| FIPS code[1][2] | 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, 6.5 miles (10 km) south-southeast of Mount Diablo,[4] at an elevation of 709 feet (216 m).[1] Together with Blackhawk it forms the Blackhawk-Camino Tassajara census designated place (CDP).
History
[edit]Until 1959, it was known as Tassajero;.[1]
A post office operated at Tassajara from 1896 to 1922.[4]
Census county division
[edit]Tassajara is also the name of the wider unincorporated census county division (CCD) located on the eastern side of Mount Diablo in central Contra Costa County, California.[5] The area covers approximately 153 square miles (400 km2), much of it open space,[6] and contains the southern portion of Mount Diablo State Park, the Black Diamond Mines, Morgan Territory, Round Valley and Vasco Caves regional preserves, as well as the Los Vaqueros reservoir.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Tassajara (Contra Costa County, California)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ^ a b "FIPS55 Data: California". FIPS55 Data. United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2006. Archived from the original on June 18, 2006. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ^ Museum of San Ramon Valley - Tassajara
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 711. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Tassajara CCD, Map and Demographics, United States Census Bureau
- ^ Open Space / Contra Costa County and East Bay Regional Park District Liaison Committee
