Gest, California

Gest is a former settlement in Lassen County, California.^[1] It was located 8 miles (13 km) north of Chats.^[1]

A post office operated at Gest from 1893 to 1895, moving in 1894.^[1] The name honored Erasmus Gest, an official with the Nevada–California–Oregon Railway.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 364. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

Municipalities and communities of Lassen County, California, United States

County seat: Susanville

City	Susanville

CDPs	Bieber Clear Creek Doyle Herlong Janesville Johnstonville Litchfield Milford Nubieber Patton Village Spaulding Westwood

Unincorporated communities	Avila Place Belfast Big Valley Brockman Buntingville Calneva Coppervale Crest Dan Ryan Place Dixie Evans Place Hallelujah Junction Halls Flat Hayden Hill Herlong Junction Horse Lake Hot Springs Jellico Karlo Lasco Leavitt Leonard Little Valley Madeline Moran Norvell Omira Pine Town Pinnio Plumas Pumpkin Center Ravendale Reno Junction Robbers Creek Sage Hen Scotts Scotty Place Sheepshead Shumway Stacy Standish Stones Landing Termo The Crossing Viewland Wendel Westwood Junction

Indian reservation	Susanville Indian Rancheria

Ghost towns	Addington Antelope Argusville Ashton Atola Bunnel Camero Chats Clinton Conman Constantia Cromwell Cuba Datura Dayton Dewitt Edgemont Evan's Ranch Fredonia Gest Glade Goumaz Hillside Hausen Junction House Juniper Lake Greeno Lake Nokopen Long Valley Madeline Mapes Molitor Moll Ranch Murray Plumas Junction Prockmans Purser Rayl Red Camp Roscoe Sellicks Springs Secret Springs Sheep Springs Soldier's Bridge Tiptons Springs Waverly Wheaton

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