Volcanoville, California
Coordinates: 38°58′55″N 120°47′21″W / 38.98194°N 120.78917°W
Volcanoville | |
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![]() Volcanoville Location in California | |
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 | 2,992 ft (912 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 231 |
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[]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Volcanoville, 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. 573. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Home page. Black Oak Mine Unified School District. July 20, 2002. Retrieved on October 27, 2010.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in California
- Unincorporated communities in El Dorado County, California
- El Dorado County, California geography stubs