Nicasio is a village located in the hills of west Marin County, California, United States. The community is near Nicasio Reservoir and Samuel P. Taylor State Park. Located in a remote, rural area between Novato and Inverness, the main industry of the area is agriculture.The village had a total population of 4. Marin County is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. ... State nickname: The Golden State Official languages English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Area - Total - % water Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 4. ... Nicasio Reservoir is a large, shallow water man-made reservoir formed by the building of a 130 foot high damn on the Nicasio Creek in 1961 in the beautiful Nicasio Valley in Marin County, California, amid much controversy and acrimony among longtime residents of the area. ... Samuel P. Taylor State Park is a state park located in Marin County, California. ... Novato is a city located in northern Marin County, California. ... Inverness is a census-designated place located in Marin County, California. ...
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Nicasio is located at geographical coordinates 38° 3′ 44" N 122° 41′ 52" W (38.062241, -122.697754).There are 4 people.
Nicasio was home of Jerry Garcia, guitarist, at time of his death in August 1995.
Seven of the 11 lots are in Nicasio Valley Ranch (otherwise known as the Lafranchi subdivision) west of the town square.
Besides the sale of the Rancho Nicasio to Huey Lewis' manager, other recent buyers in town have included the Swigg family, former owners of San Francisco's Fairmont Hotel; this fall the family bought The Shadows, a retreat on Nicasio Valley Road that the Swiggs plan to use as a family compound.
Another recent buyer of Nicasio property is a nephew of Beryl Buck, whose estate provided the bulk of the funds for the Marin Community Foundation.
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