Ignacio, California

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Marin County, California, US}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

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[[Image:Bigrockridgestrailnovato.JPG|thumb|An early morning view from Big Rock Ridge trail.]] '''Ignacio''' (formerly '''Pacheco''') is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Marin County, California|Marin County]], [[California]], United States.<ref name=gnis /> It is located {{convert|3|mi|km}} southeast of downtown [[Novato, California|Novato]],<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|}}</ref> at an elevation of 30 feet (9 m).<ref name=gnis />

Ignacio is a neighborhood located west of [[Bel Marin Keys, California|Bel Marin Keys]]. According to [[United States Geological Survey|the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]], it is located at {{coord|38|04|13|N|122|32|19|W}}, placing it north of the interchange of [[U.S. Route 101 in California|U.S. Route 101]] and Ignacio Boulevard in Novato.<ref name=gnis />

==History== Two authenticated [[Coast Miwok]] villages existed near Ignacio: ''Puyuku'' (south of the town) and ''Shotokmo-cha'' (to the southeast).<ref name="miwok">{{cite web|url=http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/california/miwokindianhist.htm|publisher=Access Genealogy|title=Miwok Indian Tribe|access-date=2007-12-06}}</ref>

During the 1840s and 1850s, Ignacio was part of [[Rancho San Jose (Pacheco)|Rancho San Jose]], a {{convert|6659|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[Ranchos of California|land grant]] which [[Juan Bautista Alvarado|Governor Alvarado]] awarded to Ignacio Pacheco. After Ignacio died in 1864, his estate was divided among his heirs.

During [[World War II]], Ignacio became the site of military housing for [[Hamilton Air Force Base]]. These military houses were eventually torn down and replaced by a more suburban community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofnovato.org/prcs/museum.cfm|title=Early Novato Area History|access-date=2007-12-06 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071123040711/http://www.cityofnovato.org/prcs/museum.cfm |archive-date = 2007-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/crm/maps/sanjose.html|title=San Jose Rancho|access-date=2007-12-06}}</ref>

The Ignacio post office opened in 1893, closed in 1944, and re-opened in 1961.<ref name=CGN />

==See also== * [[Northwestern Pacific Railroad]]

==References==

[[Category:Unincorporated communities in California]] [[Category:Unincorporated communities in Marin County, California]]