Guenoc, California

For the California wine region, see Guenoc Valley AVA.

Guenoc
Former settlement
Guenoc Location in California
Coordinates: 38°47′21″N 122°33′57″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Lake County
Elevation [1]	968 ft (295 m)

Guenoc is a former settlement in Lake County, California.^[1] It was located in the Coyote Valley 4 miles (6 km) northeast of Middletown,^[2] at an elevation of 968 feet (295 m).^[1]

Guenoc was founded in 1866.^[2] Its first store opened in 1866.^[2] The Guenoc region was planted with vineyards in the 1880s, where Burgundy varietals were grown. Thoroughbred horses were also raised in the area, where actress Lillie Langtry lived for a time on a still-extant ranch.^[3] In 2020, the Guenoc Valley was approved as the site of a large rural mixed-use housing development, the Guenoc Valley Project.^[4]

A post office operated at Guenoc from 1867 to 1880.^[2]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guenoc, California
2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 44. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
3. Carson, L. Pierce (23 Apr 1983). "Where Lillie Langtry's dream lives on". The Napa Valley Register. Napa, CA. Retrieved 21 Dec 2023.
4. Stoneberg, David; Duarte, Jesse (22 Jul 2020). "Major Lake County development approved". The Napa Valley Register. Napa, CA. Retrieved 21 Dec 2023.

External links

• The Guenoc Valley Project