Greenville, Yuba County, California
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Ghost town in California, United States
39°26′12′′N 121°10′39′′W / 39.43667°N 121.17750°W / 39.43667; -121.17750
Ghost town in California, United States
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| Coordinates: 39°26′12′′N 121°10′39′′W / 39.43667°N 121.17750°W / 39.43667; -121.17750 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Yuba County |
| Elevation | 2,182 ft (665 m) |
Greenville (formerly, Oregon Hill) is a former settlement in Yuba County, California, United States. It was located on Little Oregon Creek 4.25 miles (6.8 km) southeast of Challenge,[2] at an elevation of 2182 feet (665 m).
A post office operated at Greenville from 1857 to 1860.[2]
In the late nineteenth century, Greenville had a few hundred residents, a store, and a school. A narrow-gauge logging railroad connecting Challenge with the nearby Beanville Mill stopped in Greenville. By 1957, Greenville was essentially a ghost town.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenville, Yuba County, California
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 494. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "Greenville, lively gold, lumber camp in Yuba hills, lives only in memory". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. October 28, 1957. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
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