Round Valley, Plumas County, California

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Round Valley
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Round Valley
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Coordinates: 40°06′57″N120°58′04″W / 40.11583°N 120.96778°W / 40.11583; -120.96778 Coordinates: 40°06′57″N120°58′04″W / 40.11583°N 120.96778°W / 40.11583; -120.96778
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County Plumas County
Elevation [1] 4,521 ft (1,378 m)

Round Valley is a former settlement in Plumas County, California, [1] at an elevation of 4521 feet (1378 m). [1] Round Valley is located northwest of the Round Valley Reservoir, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Greenville, and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west-northwest of Crescent Mills. [2]

Plumas County, California County in California, United States

Plumas County is a county in the Sierra Nevada of California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,007. The county seat is Quincy, and the only incorporated city is Portola. The largest community in the county is East Quincy. The county was named for the Spanish Río de las Plumas, which flows through the county.

California State of the United States of America

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second- and fifth-most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 8.8 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second-most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The City and County of San Francisco is both the country's second-most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth-most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.

Greenville, California census-designated place in California, United States

Greenville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States, on the north-west side of Indian Valley. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.0 square miles (21 km2), all of it land. The population was 1,129 at the 2010 census, down from 1,160 at the 2000 census.

The Round Valley post office opened in 1863, closed for a time in 1870, and closed finally in 1873. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Round Valley, Plumas County, California
  2. 1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 414. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.


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