Tionesta is an

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Modoc County Modoc County () is a county in the far northeast corner of the U.S. state of California. Its population is 8,700 as of the 2020 census, down from 9,686 from the 2010 census. This makes it California's third-least populous county. The county seat ...

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. It is located on the former Great Northern Railway Bieber Line, northwest of Timber Mountain, at an elevation of 4278 feet (1304 m). Tionesta has feature ID 1660004 in the U.S. Geological Survey, National Geographic Names database. The latitude and longitude for the development are on the Perez 7.5-minute quadrangle. The area is part of ZIP Code 96134, which includes other nearby locales such as

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, Newell, and

Lava Beds National Monument Lava Beds National Monument is located in northeastern California, in Siskiyou and Modoc counties. The monument lies on the northeastern flank of Medicine Lake Volcano and has the largest total area covered by a volcano in the Cascade Range. ...

, and

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. The

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Gateway Subdivision track runs through this area. Tionesta is the southern gateway to Lava Beds National Monument. Nearby is the Eagle's Nest R.V. Park for motor home, trailer and tent camping. Next door is the Hawks Nest Cabins & RV Park. Tionesta also provides access to the Medicine Lakes highlands and Glass Mountain. Numerous outdoor activities are available, including camping, hiking, exploring the area and the over 800 caves at Lava Beds. Tule Lake Segregation Center and Captain Jack's Stronghold are two of the many historical attractions also to be found in the surrounding area. Modoc County Air Pollution Control District records show a facility named ''PG&E Tionesta Compressor Station,'' (permit #97-01) located at on State Route 139. In public filings, the facility is also identified as ''Compressor Station Number 14B''. This is a major geographic feature of the area.

History

The name, which comes from the Tionesta Forest in

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, was bestowed by a lumber company executive.

Nearby

The Tionesta post office, located east of Tionesta, operated from 1939 to 1955.

Politics

In the

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, Tionesta is in the 1st

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District, represented by

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, and in the 2nd Assembly District, represented by Republican

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. Federally, Tionesta is in .

References

External links

PG&E ''Pipe Ranger'' page

''Range'' magazine article about a 2005 fire near Tionesta.
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