Volcanoville, California
38°58′55″N120°47′21″W/ 38.98194°N 120.78917°W
Volcanoville | |
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  Volcanoville Location in California  Volcanoville Volcanoville (the United States) | |
| Coordinates:38°58′55″N120°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 |
Volcanovilleis anunincorporated communityinEl Dorado County,California.[1]It is located 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northeast ofGeorgetown,[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
[edit]TheBlack Oak Mine Unified School Districtserves Garden Valley.[3]
Mosquito Fire
[edit]Several structures in Volcanoville were destroyed in theMosquito Fire,a large, destructivewildfirethat burned near the community ofForesthillin theTahoeandEldoradoNational ForestsinPlacerandEl Doradocounties inCaliforniain September and October 2022.
References
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- ^abcU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Volcanoville, California
- ^abcDurham, David L. (1998).California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State.Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 573.ISBN1-884995-14-4.
- ^Home page.Black Oak Mine Unified School District. July 20, 2002. Retrieved on October 27, 2010.
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