Hullville, California

Hullville
Former settlement
Hullville is located in California
Hullville
Hullville
Location in California
Coordinates: 39°25′N 122°57′W / 39.417°N 122.950°W / 39.417; -122.950
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLake County

Hullville (also, Gravelly Valley) is a former settlement in Lake County, California.[1] Hullville was located 3 miles (4.8 km) east-southeast of Bear Mountain.[2] It was inundated by Lake Pillsbury.[1]

Hullville was named for settler James Hull. The town once had a hotel, blacksmith and carpentry shops, school, and post office. The local economy centered on cattle and sheep ranching. The townsite of Hullville was destroyed after the completion of Scott Dam in 1920.[3]

The Gravelly Valley post office opened in 1874, changed its name to Hullville in 1889, and closed in 1935.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hullville, California
  2. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 81. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ Tahja, Katy (6 Aug 2014). "What's under the lake?". Anderson Valley Advertiser. Boonville, CA. Retrieved 21 Dec 2023.


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