Unincorporated community in California, United States For other uses, see Toll house (disambiguation).
37°01′08″N 119°23′57″W / 37.01889°N 119.39917°W / 37.01889; -119.39917
Unincorporated community in California, United States| Tollhouse | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
 Tollhouse in 1972 | |
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| Coordinates: 37°01′08″N 119°23′57″W / 37.01889°N 119.39917°W / 37.01889; -119.39917 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Fresno County |
| Elevation | 1,919 ft (585 m) |
Tollhouse (formerly, Toll House) is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It lies at an elevation of 1,919 feet (585 m). Tollhouse is located in the Sierra Nevada, 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Shaver Lake and 18 miles southwest of Huntington Lake. It is home to 2,089 people.
The town was created in the 1860s around the Yancy lumber mill. The name "tollhouse" comes from the fact that the community was also built up in connection to a now-defunct toll road running up the steep slopes of Sarver Peak to Pineridge and housed a toll house.
The ZIP Code is 93667, and the community is inside area code 559.
The first post office opened in Tollhouse in 1876, closed in 1884, re-opened in 1885. The last toll on the toll road was collected in 1878.
Nearby small towns include Auberry, Prather, and Shaver.
Tollhouse is the tribal headquarters for the Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California.
Notable people
Notable current and former residents of Tollhouse include:
- George Ballis (1925-2010), photographer and activist whose photos documented the efforts of César Chávez and the formation of the United Farm Workers.
- Theresa Kibby (1953-2021) professional boxer, member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tollhouse, 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. 1118. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- "Tollhouse". Tollhouse. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- "Best Places to Live in Tollhouse (zip 93667), California". Bestplaces.net. July 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians. Indigenous Internet Chamber of Commerce Business Directory. (retrieved 24 July 2009)
- Brown, Emma. "George 'Elfie' Ballis, 85, who photographed struggle of Cesar Chávez and migrant farmworkers, dies", The Washington Post, September 27, 2010. Accessed September 29, 2010.
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