Ravendale, California

Ravendale
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°47′55″N 120°21′55″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Lassen County
Elevation [1]	5,305 ft (1,617 m)

Ravendale is an unincorporated community in Lassen County, California.^[1] It is located 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Termo,^[2] at an elevation of 5,305 feet (1,617 m).^[1] The town was a station on the Nevada-California-Oregon Railway line, but unlike many such towns, survived past the abandonment of the line in the late 1990s.^[3]

The Ravendale US post office opened in 1910, closed in 1920, and re-opened in 1921.^[2] The ZIP Code is 96123.

The county maintains an unattended airstrip at the town with the FAA identifier O39.^[4]

Susanville District, Ravendale Resource Area, Bureau of Land Management operates a fire station here. The fire station transmitter call sign is KMC407. There is also a Ravendale Volunteer Fire Department.^[5]

In 1939, Ravendale Elementary School's attendance dropped to zero students. The trustees questioned whether they were obligated to pay a teacher's salary and this matter was referred to California Attorney General, Earl Warren, who ruled in favor of the teacher.^[6]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ravendale, 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. 411. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
3. Myrick, David F. (2016). Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California. Vol. III: More on the Northern Roads. Reno: University of Nevada Press. Retrieved 6 July 2020 – via Google Books.
4. "O39–Ravendale Airport". AirNav. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
5. California Department of Forestry, Lassen-Modoc Ranger Unit 2005 annual report
6. Purdy, Tim. "A Ravendale School Story". Exploring Lassen County's Past. Retrieved 14 July 2020.