Westville | |
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Coordinates: 39°10′30″N 120°38′53″W / 39.17500°N 120.64806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Placer County |
Elevation | 1,600 m (5,249 ft) |
Westville was a former settlement in Placer County, California. [1] Westville was located 14 miles (22.5 km) northeast of Foresthill, [2] at an elevation of 5249 feet (1600 m). [1]
The Westville post office operated from 1889 to 1919. [2] The name honors the first postmaster, George C. West. [2]
Westville was once a supply and staging center for forty mines in the area. [3] 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". [4] Little remains at the site today.