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Coordinates: 39°58′45″N121°38′20″W / 39.97917°N 121.63889°W / 39.97917; -121.63889 West Branch (also, Westbranch) is a former settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It was located 15 miles (24 km) north of Paradise. [1] A post office operated in West Branch from 1878 to 1911. [1]

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References

  1. 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. 333. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.