Westville, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Unincorporated community in California, United States
39°10′30″N 120°38′53″W / 39.17500°N 120.64806°W / 39.17500; -120.64806[1]
Westville was a former settlement in Placer County, California.[1] Westville was located 14 miles (22.5 km) northeast of Foresthill,[2] at an elevation of 5249 feet (1600 m).[1]
The Westville post office operated from 1889 to 1919.[2] The name honors the first postmaster, George C. West.[2]
Westville was once a supply and staging center for forty mines in the area.[3] By 1925, only two residents remained, both of whom were arrested on October 8 of that year for possession of liquor, rendering Westville a "ghost city".[4] Little remains at the site today.
See also
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Westville, California
- ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 575. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "Westville tries "comeback"". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. July 28, 1930. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "Sheriff arrests everybody in town of Westville". Auburn Journal. Auburn, CA. March 17, 1949. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
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