Quincy Junction, California

Quincy Junction
Unincorporated community
Quincy Junction
Quincy Junction

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°57′48″N 120°53′54″W / 39.96333°N 120.89833°W / 39.96333; -120.89833Coordinates: 39°57′48″N 120°53′54″W / 39.96333°N 120.89833°W / 39.96333; -120.89833
Country  United States
State  California
County Plumas County
Elevation[1] 3,520 ft (1,073 m)

Quincy Junction (formerly, Marston)[2] is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 3520 feet (1073 m).[1] Quincy Junction is located on the Western Pacific Railroad, 3.25 miles (5.2 km) east-northeast of Quincy.[2]

The Marston post office operated in 1913.[2] Marston honored the financier of the railroad being built to Quincy Junction.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quincy Junction, California
  2. 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. 410. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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