Cisco | |
|---|---|
  Cisco Location in California  Cisco Cisco (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°18′06″N 120°32′49″W / 39.30167°N 120.54694°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Placer County |
| Elevation | 5,938 ft (1,810 m) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 0 |
Cisco (formerly, Heaton Station)[2] is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.[1] Cisco is located on the Union 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.
Cisco, California was the fictional location of the opening and end of the movie Vanishing Point (1971). The actual filming location was in Cisco, Utah.
Very little is left of Cisco today, and it has no actual population. Most Cisco residents have moved to the nearby locales of Cisco Grove and Kingvale.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cisco, California
- ^ 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. 466. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.