Enterprise, Butte County, California Explained

39.5364°N -121.3642°W

Enterprise
Settlement Type:Former settlement
Pushpin Map:California
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in California
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Butte County
Coordinates:39.5364°N -121.3642°W
Elevation M:275
Elevation Ft:902

Enterprise (formerly, Mountain Spring) is a former settlement in Butte County, California. It was located 5miles west-northwest of Forbestown on the South Fork of the Feather River, at an elevation of 902 feet (275 m). In 1968, it was inundated by Lake Oroville.

A post office operated at Enterprise from 1878 to 1926, with a brief closure in 1903. The town was founded in 1852 as Mountain Spring and used as a construction camp. Its later economy was based on being a supply center for the mining operations nearby, especially near Bidwell's Bar. The mining town of Yankee Flat was located 5miles southeast of Enterprise.