Sunnyslope, Butte County, California Explained

39.3675°N -121.4319°W

Sunnyslope
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:	California#USA
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:	Butte County
Coordinates:	39.3675°N -121.4319°W
Elevation M:	167
Elevation Ft:	548

Sunnyslope is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California, United States.

History

The settlement was founded as Sunnyslope Avocado Nursery in 1912.^[1] The nursery was noted for cultivating two new avocado varieties, the Duke and the Benedict.^{[1] [2]}

Sunnyslope was described in 1977 as "an early land colony real estate development".^[3] In 2007, Sunnyslope had an estimated population of 20, and was noted as one of 51 "fire threatened communities" in rural Butte County.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Zentmyer . George A. . Thorn . William A.. Burns . Robert M. . 1963 . The Duke Avocado . California Avocado Society 1963 Yearbook . 47 . 28–36.
2. Book: Yearbook of the California Avocado Society for the Year 1950 . California Avocado Society . 1950 . 6, 16.
3. Web site: Dunn . Forrest D. . Butte County Place Names . Association for Northern California Records and Research . 1977 .
4. Web site: Butte County Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazard Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan . County of Butte, California . 2007 .