Graeagle, California

Graeagle is a census-designated place (CDP) located about 60mi from Reno, Nevada and 46mi from Truckee, California in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 737 at the 2010 census, down from 831 at the 2000 census.HistoryThe town of Graeagle was founded in 1916, as a lumber town, and established a post office in 1919 with the moniker of Davies Mill. It was named Graeagle after a naming contest to select a better name than "Davies' Mill;" the winning entry contracted "Grey Eagle Creek" to Graeagle. This name may have some connection with Edward D Baker, the "Gray Eagle of Republicanism," who was in the mining region in 1856 while stumping the state for Frémont.Graeagle Lumber Company was owned by the California Fruit Exchange and employed hundreds in logging, lumber production and to manufacture box shook (boxes for picking and shipping fruit and vegetables) from the 1920s to the 1950s. Modernization closed the mill in 1956, the box factory in 1957 and the town was acquired by the West family in 1959.GeographyGraeagle is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.1sqmi, of which 11.1sqmi is land and 0.06sqmi is water.EconomyThe Brewing Lair of the Lost Sierra, located in Graeagle-Blairsden is the only brewery in Plumas County.