Guenoc is a former settlement in Lake County, California.[1] It was located in the Coyote Valley 4 miles (6 km) northeast of Middletown,[2] at an elevation of 968 feet (295 m).[1]
Guenoc | |
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Former settlement | |
Guenoc Location in California | |
Coordinates: 38°47′21″N 122°33′57″W / 38.78917°N 122.56583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Lake County |
Elevation | 968 ft (295 m) |
Guenoc was founded in 1866.[2] Its first store opened in 1866.[2] The Guenoc region was planted with vineyards in the 1880s, where Burgundy varietals were grown. Thoroughbred horses were also raised in the area, where actress Lillie Langtry lived for a time on a still-extant ranch.[3] In 2020, the Guenoc Valley was approved as the site of a large rural mixed-use housing development, the Guenoc Valley Project.[4]
A post office operated at Guenoc from 1867 to 1880.[2]