Cisco, California

Cisco
—  Unincorporated community  —
Cisco Location in California
Coordinates: 39°18′06″N 120°32′49″W / 39.30167°N 120.54694°W / 39.30167; -120.54694Coordinates: 39°18′06″N 120°32′49″W / 39.30167°N 120.54694°W / 39.30167; -120.54694
Country	United States
State	California
County	Placer County
Elevation[1]	5,938 ft (1,810 m)

Cisco (formerly, Heaton Station)^[2] is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.^[1] Cisco is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south-southwest of Cisco Grove.^[2] It lies at an elevation of 5938 feet (1810 m).^[1]

The Cisco post office operated from 1866 to 1941.^[2] The name Cisco honors John J. Cisco, treasurer of the Central Pacific Railroad.^[2]

The folk singer and songwriter Cisco Houston, who later befriended and toured extensively with Woody Guthrie, derived his nickname from Cisco, California.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cisco, California
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 466. ISBN 9781884995149.