Genesee | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
Pushpin Image: | California Locator Map with US.PNG |
Unit Pref: | US |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Plumas County |
Coordinates: | 40.0431°N -120.7539°W |
Elevation M: | 1128 |
Elevation Ft: | 3701 |
Genesee (formerly Geneseo) is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California. It lies at an elevation of 3701 feet (1128 m). Genesee is located 5miles east-southeast of Taylorsville. It is named after one of several places in New York named Genesee or Geneseo.[1]
The Geneseo post office operated from 1865 to 1868, and again from 1880 to 1940.
Local legends sometimes use Genesee as a location for ghost stories.