Greenville, Yuba County, California Explained

39.4367°N -121.1775°W

Greenville
Settlement Type:Ghost town
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Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in California
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Yuba County
Coordinates:39.4367°N -121.1775°W
Elevation M:665
Elevation Ft:2182

Greenville (formerly, Oregon Hill) is a former settlement in Yuba County, California, United States. It was located on Little Oregon Creek 4.25miles southeast of Challenge, at an elevation of 2182 feet (665 m).

A post office operated at Greenville from 1857 to 1860.

In the late nineteenth century, Greenville had a few hundred residents, a store, and a school. A narrow-gauge logging railroad connecting Challenge with the nearby Beanville Mill stopped in Greenville. By 1957, Greenville was essentially a ghost town.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: . 28 Oct 1957 . Greenville, lively gold, lumber camp in Yuba hills, lives only in memory . The Sacramento Bee . Sacramento, CA . 30 Dec 2023.