Hayden Hill, California

Hayden Hill
—  Unincorporated community  —
Hayden Hill
Location in California
Coordinates:
Country United States
State California
County Lassen County
Elevation[1] 5,715 ft (1,742 m)

Hayden Hill (also, Providence City, Mount Hope, Hayden, Hayden City and Haydenhill)[2] is an unincorporated community in Lassen County, California.[1] It is located 11.5 miles (19 km) north of Lava Peak,[2] at an elevation of 5715 feet (1742 m).[1]

The Hayden post office operated from 1871 to 1875.[2] The Hayden Hill post office opereated from 1878 to 1887, re-opened in 1888, changed its name to Haydenhill in 1895, and closed in 1912, re-opened in 1915 and closed for good in 1919.[2] The name Providence City came from the nearby Provindence Mine.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hayden Hill, California
  2. ^ a b c d e Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 384. ISBN 9781884995149.