Volcanoville, California

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]

Volcanoville
Volcanoville
Location in California
Volcanoville
Volcanoville (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°58′55″N 120°47′21″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyEl Dorado County
Elevation2,992 ft (912 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total231

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. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Volcanoville, California
  2. 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.
  3. Home page. Black Oak Mine Unified School District. July 20, 2002. Retrieved on October 27, 2010.


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