Diamondville, California
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Coordinates: 39°45′35″N 121°40′30″W / 39.75972°N 121.67500°W
| Diamondville | |
|---|---|
| Former settlement | |
  Diamondville | |
| Coordinates: 39°45′35″N 121°40′30″W / 39.75972°N 121.67500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Butte County |
Diamondville (also, Rich Bar and Goatville)[1] is a former settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It was located 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Paradise.[1] The town was named for James Diamond.[1] In the 1870s, Diamondville was on the stage coach route to Chico, 11 miles (18 km) distant; fares averaged 10 cents per mile.[2] Cretaceous fossils were reported to be found from Butte Creek below Diamondville.[3] In an 1884 report published by the United States government on the production of precious metals in the United States, Diamondville was described as "an old mining town . . . occupied by one or two ranchers and only mined by Chinese."[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 225. ISBN 9781884995149.
- ↑ Crofutt, George A. (1878). Crofutt's New Overland Tourist and Pacific Coast Guide. The Overland Publishing Company. p. 197.
- ↑ Geological Survey of California (1865). Geology. Caxton Press of Sherman & Co. p. 209.
- ↑ United States Congress (1884). Executive Documents of the House of Representatives. Government Printing Office. p. 127.
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