Volcanoville, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
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Volcanoville | |
|---|---|
  Volcanoville Location in California  Volcanoville Volcanoville (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°58′55″N 120°47′21″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | El Dorado County |
| Elevation | 2,992 ft (912 m) |
Volcanoville is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.[1] It is located 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northeast of Georgetown,[2] at an elevation of 2992 feet (912 m).[1]
A post office operated at Volcanoville from 1930 to 1953.[2] The name is due to early miners' mistaken belief that a nearby mountain was an extinct volcano.[2]
Education
The Black Oak Mine Unified School District serves Garden Valley.[3]
Mosquito Fire
Several structures in Volcanoville were destroyed in the Mosquito Fire, a large, destructive wildfire that burned near the community of Foresthill in the Tahoe and Eldorado National Forests in Placer and El Dorado counties in California in September and October 2022.
