Diamondville, California Explained

39.7597°N -121.675°W

Diamondville
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:39.7597°N -121.675°W

Diamondville (also, Rich Bar and Goatville) is a former settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It was located 4miles west of Paradise. The town was named for James Diamond. In the 1870s, Diamondville was on the stage coach route to Chico, 11miles distant; fares averaged 10 cents per mile. Cretaceous fossils were reported to be found from Butte Creek below Diamondville. In an 1884 report published by the United States government on the production of precious metals in the United States, Diamondville was described as "an old mining town . . . occupied by one or two ranchers and only mined by Chinese."

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