39°01′41″N 121°23′30″W / 39.02806°N 121.39167°W / 39.02806; -121.39167
Ghost town in California, United States| Horstville | |
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| Coordinates: 39°01′41″N 121°23′30″W / 39.02806°N 121.39167°W / 39.02806; -121.39167 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Yuba County |
| Elevation | 112 ft (34 m) |
Horstville is a former settlement in Yuba County, California. It was located 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Wheatland, at an elevation of 112 feet (34 m).
A post office operated at Horstville from 1898 to 1901. The name is in honor of E. Clemens Horst, local rancher. Horstville was a company town for Horst's farms, where hops were grown and dried; Horstville had a dining hall, store, and worker housing. During Prohibition, when there was no market for hops, Horstville built a fruit cannery which was still standing as of 2009, though little else remains of the town.
Notes
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Horstville, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 500. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- Wheatland. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. 2009. pp. 91–113. ISBN 978-0-7385-6977-2.
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| Municipalities and communities of Yuba County, California, United States | ||
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| County seat: Marysville | ||
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