Forbestown, California
Forbestown | |
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Shakespeare Mining & Milling Co, headframe and miners, ca. 1860 | |
Location of Forbestown in Butte County, California. | |
| Coordinates: 39°31′02″N 121°16′02″W / 39.51722°N 121.26722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Butte County |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.280 sq mi (16.266 km2) |
| • Land | 6.274 sq mi (16.250 km2) |
| • Water | 0.006 sq mi (0.015 km2) 0.09% |
| Elevation | 2,772 ft (845 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 396 |
| • Density | 63/sq mi (24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1656023; 2612480 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forbestown, California, U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forbestown, California | |
Forbestown (formerly, Boles Dry Diggins and Forbes Diggins) is a census-designated place in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2772 feet (845 m). Its zip code is 95941 and its area code is 530. Forbestown had a population of 396 at the 2020 census.
Forbestown is named for B.F. Forbes, who opened a store there in 1850. The post office was established in 1854, closed in 1925, and re-opened in 1936.
Forbestown's heyday was the last half of the nineteenth century, when it was a large mining center. By the late 1930s, it was nearly a ghost town. The site has foundations and debris from its mining era.