Chats, California

Chats
—  Former settlement  —
Chats Location in California
Coordinates: 39°46′27″N 120°04′24″W / 39.77417°N 120.07333°W / 39.77417; -120.07333Coordinates: 39°46′27″N 120°04′24″W / 39.77417°N 120.07333°W / 39.77417; -120.07333
Country	United States
State	California
County	Lassen County
Elevation[1]	4,810 ft (1,466 m)

Chats (also, Chat)^[2] is a former settlement in Lassen County, California.^[1] It was located on the Nevada–California–Oregon Railway 2 miles (3.2 km) east-southeast of Beckwourth Pass and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southeast of Summit,^[2] at an elevation of 4810 feet (1466 m).^[1] Chats still appeared on maps as of 1894.^[1]

The Chat post office operated from 1885 to 1894, and from 1896 to 1900.^[2] The name is of Native American origin.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chats, 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. 363-364. ISBN 9781884995149.