Horstville, California Explained

39.0281°N -121.3917°W

Horstville
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:California#USA
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in California
Pushpin Image:California Locator Map with US.PNG
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Yuba County
Coordinates:39.0281°N -121.3917°W
Elevation M:34
Elevation Ft:112

Horstville is a former settlement in Yuba County, California. It was located 2miles northeast of Wheatland, at an elevation of 112 feet (34 m).

A post office operated at Horstville from 1898 to 1901. The name is in honor of E. Clemens Horst, local rancher. Horstville was a company town for Horst's farms, where hops were grown and dried; Horstville had a dining hall, store, and worker housing. During Prohibition, when there was no market for hops, Horstville built a fruit cannery which was still standing as of 2009, though little else remains of the town.[1]

See also

Wheatland Hops Riot

Notes and References

  1. Book: . 2009 . Wheatland . Charleston, SC . Arcadia Publishing . 91–113 . 978-0-7385-6977-2.