Buntingville, California
Encyclopedia
Buntingville is an unincorporated community
in Lassen County
, California
. It is located 8.5 miles (14 km) southwest of Litchfield
, at an elevation of 4091 feet (1247 m). It is located just northeast of Honey Lake
.
Buntingville is the southern terminus of County route
A3 (Standish
Buntingville Road) at its junction with U.S. 395
.
A.J. Bunting opened a general store
at the site in 1878. A post office operated in Buntingville from 1883 to 1884, from 1899 to 1907, and from 1915 to 1920.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Lassen County
Lassen County, California
Lassen County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,895, up from 33,828 at the 2000 census...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It is located 8.5 miles (14 km) southwest of Litchfield
Litchfield, California
Litchfield is a census-designated place in Lassen County, California. It is located east of Susanville, at an elevation of 4065 feet . The population was 195 at the 2010 census.-History:...
, at an elevation of 4091 feet (1247 m). It is located just northeast of Honey Lake
Honey Lake
Honey Lake is an endorheic sink within the Honey Lake Valley located in northeastern California, near the Nevada border. Summer evaporation reduces the lake to a lower level of 12 km² and creates an alkali flat....
.
Buntingville is the southern terminus of County route
County routes in California
In the U.S. state of California, county routes are controlled and maintained by the respective counties in which they reside. However, they are generally patrolled by the state's California Highway Patrol....
A3 (Standish
Standish, California
Standish is an unincorporated community in Lassen County, California. It is located southwest of Litchfield, at an elevation of 4049 feet ....
Buntingville Road) at its junction with U.S. 395
U.S. Route 395 in California
In the U.S. state of California, U.S. Route 395 is a route which traverses from Interstate 15 near the southern city limits of Hesperia, north to the Oregon state line in Modoc County near Goose Lake...
.
A.J. Bunting opened a general store
General store
A general store, general merchandise store, or village shop is a rural or small town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general...
at the site in 1878. A post office operated in Buntingville from 1883 to 1884, from 1899 to 1907, and from 1915 to 1920.