Westville, California Explained

Westville
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
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 Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Placer County
Coordinates:39.175°N -120.6481°W
Elevation M:1600
Elevation Ft:5249

Westville was a former settlement in Placer County, California. Westville was located 14miles northeast of Foresthill, at an elevation of 5249 feet (1600 m).

The Westville post office operated from 1889 to 1919. The name honors the first postmaster, George C. West.

Westville was once a supply and staging center for forty mines in the area.[1] By 1925, only two residents remained, both of whom were arrested on October 8 of that year for possession of liquor, rendering Westville a "ghost city".[2] Little remains at the site today.

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Notes and References

  1. News: 28 Jul 1930 . Westville tries "comeback" . The Sacramento Bee . Sacramento, CA . 25 Dec 2023.
  2. News: 17 Mar 1949 . Sheriff arrests everybody in town of Westville . Auburn Journal . Auburn, CA . 25 Dec 2023.