Termo (also, Snowstorm and Armstrong) is a

ghost town Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to: * Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned Film and television * Ghost Town (1936 film), ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser * Ghost Town (1956 film), ''Ghost Town'' ...

Lassen County Lassen County () is a county in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,730. The county seat and only incorporated city is Susanville. Lassen County comprises the Susanville, Calif ...

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

. It was located on the now abandoned

Southern Pacific Railroad The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the ...

line north-northeast of Susanville, at an elevation of 5305 feet (1617 m). This town straddles

U.S. Highway 395 U.S. Route 395 (US 395) is a U.S. Route in the western United States. The southern terminus of the route is in the Mojave Desert at Interstate 15 near Hesperia. The northern terminus is at the Canada–US border near Laurier, where the road ...

north of Ravendale. It was the original 1900 terminus of the

Nevada–California–Oregon Railway The Nevada–California–Oregon Railway was a narrow gauge railroad originally planned to connect Reno, Nevada, to the Columbia River. However, only of track were laid so service never extended beyond Lakeview, Oregon. Because of the company� ...

, before the line was extended north. A post office opened in 1908, closed in 1914, and re-opened in 1915.

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Termo- California Ghost Town
Unincorporated communities in California Unincorporated communities in Lassen County, California Ghost towns in California {{LassenCountyCA-geo-stub