Toadtown, California Explained

39.8881°N -121.5906°W

Toadtown
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:California#USA
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:Butte County
Coordinates:39.8881°N -121.5906°W
Elevation M:848
Elevation Ft:2782

Toadtown (formerly, Allentown) is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2782 feet (848 m).

A sawmill was established near Toadtown, on Little Butte Creek, in 1859. A major underground gold mine at the site began a few years later, and had a ball mill for crushing hard gold-bearing rock.[1] The El Monte mine made a strike of high-grade ore in September, 1930, which yielded several hundred dollars and some good specimens.[2] All traces of mining activity were gone by 1970.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Colby. Robert. McDonald. Lois. Magalia to Stirling City. Arcadia Publishing. Images of America. 2005. 69. 0-7385-3018-2.
  2. Web site: El Monte Mine (Toadtown Mine; el Monte Toadtown), Lovelock, Magalia Mining District, Butte Co., California, USA . www.mindat.org . 3 February 2015.