The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Casmalia is located on the 1840 Mexican land grant, Rancho Casmalia. The formal town was founded by Antonio Tognazzini in the mid-1890s and was then named Someo, after the village of origin of the Tognazzini family, Someo, Switzerland. When the post office was opened, however, it was named Casmalia, rather than Someo, because of a name conflict with another California town and the name, Someo, was eventually dropped.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Casmalia’s history is told.
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Nothing in Casmalia is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Casmalia has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Space Launch Complex 10 in Vandenberg AFB, 7.3 miles away.
Casmalia and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.