Standish, California
Encyclopedia
Standish is an unincorporated community
in Lassen County
, California
. It is located 2.25 miles (3.6 km) southwest of Litchfield
, at an elevation of 4049 feet (1234 m).
Standish is the north terminus of the County route
A3 (Standish Buntingville
Road) and the junction with U.S. Route 395
.
Standish Hall is a registered historic place.
The community was laid out in 1897. The post office opened in 1899, having been transferred from Datura
. The name honors Miles Standish.
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 2.25 miles (3.6 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 4049 feet (1234 m).
Standish is the north terminus of the 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 Buntingville
Buntingville, California
Buntingville is an unincorporated community in Lassen County, California. It is located southwest of Litchfield, at an elevation of 4091 feet . It is located just northeast of Honey Lake....
Road) and the junction with U.S. Route 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...
.
Standish Hall is a registered historic place.
The community was laid out in 1897. The post office opened in 1899, having been transferred from Datura
Datura, California
Datura is a former settlement in Lassen County, California. It was located east of Standish.A post office operated at Datura from 1895 to 1899, when it was moved to Standish.-References:...
. The name honors Miles Standish.