Browns Valley, California
Browns Valley | |
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![]() Browns Valley Location in California | |
Coordinates: 39°14′32″N 121°24′33″W / 39.24222°N 121.40917°WCoordinates: 39°14′32″N 121°24′33″W / 39.24222°N 121.40917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Yuba County |
Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
ZIP code | 95918 |
Area code(s) | 530 |
Browns Valley (also, Brown's Valley) is an unincorporated community in Yuba County, California. Browns Valley is located 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Marysville and is near Collins Lake.[2] The name was in honor of a settler who arrived in 1850 and discovered gold here.[2]
A post office was established at Browns Valley in 1864.[2]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Browns Valley, California
- ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 455. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in California
- Populated places established in 1850
- Unincorporated communities in Yuba County, California
- Yuba County, California geography stubs