Tocaloma (Miwok: Tokoloma, meaning "salamander")[2] is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California.[1] It is located on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad 3 miles (4.8 km) east-southeast of Point Reyes Station,[3] at an elevation of 75 feet (23 m).[1] By vehicle, it is near the McIsaac's ranch on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard just east of the ascent to the ridge before Olema.

Tocaloma
Tocaloma is located in California
Tocaloma
Tocaloma
Location in California
Tocaloma is located in the United States
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Tocaloma
Tocaloma (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°03′01″N 122°45′34″W / 38.05028°N 122.75944°W / 38.05028; -122.75944
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMarin County
Elevation75 ft (23 m)

A post office operated at Tocaloma from 1891 to 1919.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tocaloma, California
  2. ^ California Place Names of Indian Origin (Kroeber, 1916)
  3. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 714. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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