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Lassen County,
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HISTORY
Lassen County is a county
located in the northeastern portion of California.
Lassen County was formed in 1864 from parts of Plumas and Shasta
Counties. Due to uncertainties over the California border, what is
now Lassen County was part of the unofficial Nataqua Territory and
Roop County, Nevada during the late 1850s and early 1860s.
The county's name was derived from Mount Lassen which was named for
Peter Lassen, one of General John C. Fremont's guides and a famous
trapper, frontiersman and Indian fighter. He was murdered under
mysterious circumstances near the Black Rock Desert in 1859.
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Records Resources
221 South Roop Street
County Administrative Center
Susanville, CA 96130-0000
Phone: (530) 251-8123
Fax: (530) 257-4898
County Seat:
Susanville
Year Organized:
1864
Square Miles:
4,558
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Neighboring counties
Modoc County,
California
Plumas County,
California
Shasta County,
California
Sierra County,
California
Washoe County,
Nevada
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