Altaville, California
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Altaville is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California, located in northwest portion of the city of Angels Camp. It sits at an elevation of 1,540 feet (467 m) above sea level and is located at , at the intersections of California State Highways CA-49 and CA-4.
The town was established in 1852 on Cherokee Creek. Notorious bandit Joaquin Murrieta supposedly spent so much time here that a mountain northwest of the creek was named Joaquin Mountain. Although gold was discovered here in 1854, it didn't last long, but the town survived due to its position as an important point for supplies and machinery. D.D. Demerest established a foundry here in 1854, and others soon followed. Most of the stamp mills and a large part of the mining machinery erected in Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties were built at the Altaville Foundry. A brick schoolhouse was built at Altaville in 1858 and the townsite was established in 1873.
Altaville was also the site of an archeological hoax, the Calaveras Skull.
The town today is registered as California Historical Landmark #288.
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Incorporated place
Angels Camp
Census-designated places
San Andreas (County seat) • Arnold • Avery • Copperopolis • Dorrington • Forest Meadows • Mokelumne Hill • Mountain Ranch • Murphys • Rail Road Flat • Rancho Calaveras • Vallecito • Valley Springs • Wallace • West Point
Other unincorporated communities
Altaville • Calaveritas • Campo Seco • Cave City • Douglas Flat • Fourth Crossing • Glencoe • Jenny Lind • Jesus Maria • Milton • Paloma • Sandy Gulch • The Shores of Poker Flat
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