Volcanoville, California
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Coordinates: 38°58′55″N 120°47′21″W / 38.98194°N 120.78917°W
| Volcanoville | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Volcanoville | |
| Coordinates: 38°58′55″N 120°47′21″W / 38.98194°N 120.78917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | El Dorado County |
| Elevation[1] | 2,992 ft (912 m) |
Volcanoville is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.[1] It is located 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northeast of Georgetown,[2] at an elevation of 2992 feet (912 m).[1]
A post office operated at Volcanoville from 1930 to 1953.[2] The name is due to early miners' mistaken belief that a nearby mountain was an extinct volcano.[2]
Education
The Black Oak Mine Unified School District serves Garden Valley.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Volcanoville, California
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 573. ISBN 9781884995149.
- ↑ Home page. Black Oak Mine Unified School District. July 20, 2002. Retrieved on October 27, 2010.
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