39°36′36″N 121°12′32″W / 39.61000°N 121.20889°W / 39.61000; -121.20889
Ghost town in California, United States| Lumpkin | |
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| Coordinates: 39°36′36″N 121°12′32″W / 39.61000°N 121.20889°W / 39.61000; -121.20889 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Butte County |
| Elevation | 3,586 ft (1,093 m) |
Lumpkin was a community in Butte County, California. It was located 6 miles (10 km) north-northwest of Clipper Mills on the Feather River Railway, at an elevation of 3586 feet (1093 m). It was the site of a major lumber mill, producing 3.5 million board feet per year in the late 1880s. A post office operated at Lumpkin from 1886 to 1919.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lumpkin, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 272. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- California as It Is: Being a Concise Description of the State by Counties: with Memoranda of the Progress of Each in Agricultural, Horticultural, Mining and Other Industries, Up to the Year 1887-'88. San Francisco: Proprietors of the Daily and Weekly Call. 1888. p. 31. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
| Municipalities and communities of Butte County, California, United States | ||
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| County seat: Oroville | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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