Lokoya
unincorporated community
Lokoya is located in California
Lokoya
Lokoya
Location in California
Lokoya is located in the United States
Lokoya
Lokoya
Lokoya (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°22′24″N 122°25′40″W / 38.37333°N 122.42778°W / 38.37333; -122.42778
Country United States
State California
CountyNapa County
Elevation
[1]
1,765 ft (538 m)

Lokoya (Miwok: Lakáa-yomi, meaning "place of the cottonwood")[2] is an unincorporated community in Napa County, California, United States.[1] It lies at an elevation of 1,765 feet (538 m).[1] Lokoya is located 9 miles (14.5 km) northwest of Napa.[3] 

History

The community was formerly known as Solid Comfort[3] and Johannesburg.[4]

The Solid Comfort post office opened in 1918, changed its name to Lokoya in 1925, and closed in 1951.[3] In the early twentieth century, Lokoya was the site of a popular resort on the slopes of Mount Veeder.[4] Guests would arrive in Oakville by rail and travel the remaining seven miles to Lokoya by stage.[5]

The Redwood Cemetery, along with the former settlement of Spruce Hill, California, is located to the southeast.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lokoya, California
  2. ^ 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning
  3. ^ a b c d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 656. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  4. ^ a b "Lokoya, gem of Napa Redwoods, is famous and popular resort". Napa Journal. Napa, CA. July 2, 1950. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  5. ^ Shulman, Todd L. (2009). Napa County. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 29–30. ISBN 978-0-7385-7039-6.


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