Index to Plumas County Towns

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Settlement/Town	Notes	Location (if blank, follow the town’s link to find location)
Almanor
Almanor West		also Almanor Peninsula
American House	defunct settlement	see LaPorte
American Ranch	defunct settlement	see Quincy
American Valley	defunct settlement	see Quincy
Antelope	semi-defunct settlement	near Antelope Lake
Arcadia	defunct settlement	near Crescent Mills
Argentine	defunct settlement	see Quincy
Babcock Meadows	defunct settlement	east-northeast of Genesee
Baccala Ranch	defunct settlement	see Humbug Valley
Barkers Cabin	defunct settlement	between Quincy/LaPorte
Barnards Diggings	defunct settlement	near LaPorte
Beardsley Mine	defunct settlement	near Genesee Valley
Beckwith	defunct settlement	see Beckwourth
Beckwourth
Belden
Belfrin Extension Mine	defunct settlement	between Quincy/LaPorte
Belfrin Mine	defunct settlement	between Quincy/LaPorte
Bellas Flat	defunct settlement	see Crescent Mills
Bells Bar	defunct settlement	see Quincy
Bidwell's Bridge	defunct settlement	see Quincy
Big Flat	defunct settlement	see Seneca
Big Meadows	defunct settlement	see Almanor
Bill Bar	defunct settlement	west of Johnsville at Blue Nose Mtn.
Bills Cabin	defunct settlement	north of Storrie
Blackhawk	defunct settlement	see Quincy
Blairsden
Boehme Ranch	defunct settlement	see LaPorte
Bontes	defunct settlement	see Blairsden
Boulder Creek Meadow	defunct settlement	see Clio
Brady's Camp	defunct settlement	east of Quincy
Browns Cabin	defunct settlement	north of Taylorsville at Kettle Rock
Browns Hill Mine	defunct settlement	near LaPorte
Buckeye	defunct settlement	see Storrie
Buckhorn Mine	defunct settlement	west of Johnsville at Blue Nose Mtn.
Bucks Lake
Bucks Ranch	defunct settlement	see Bucks Lake
Bull Flat	defunct settlement	see Bucks Lake
Bunker Hill Mine	defunct settlement	west of Johnsville at Blue Nose Mtn.
Burnham Meadow	defunct settlement	see Portola
Butte Bar	defunct settlement	northwest of LaPorte at Dogwood Peak
Butterfly	defunct settlement	see Quincy
Camp Dixie	defunct settlement	north of Chilcoot
Camp Fourteen	defunct settlement	north of Cromberg at Babcock Peak
Camp Rodgers	defunct settlement	see Storrie
Camp Thirteen	defunct settlement	north of Beckwourth at Squaw Valley Peak
Camp Wallace Alexander	defunct settlement	see Crescent Mills
Campbell Cow Camp	defunct settlement	see Storrie
Canyon Dam
Cariboo	defunct settlement	see Prattville
Caribou		east of Belden
Carmack Mine	defunct settlement	west of Johnsville at Blue Nose Mtn.
Carpenter Bar	defunct settlement	northwest of LaPorte at Dogwood Peak
Cascade	defunct settlement	near LaPorte
Cates	defunct settlement	north of Beckwourth
Cattle Spring Mine	defunct settlement	see Quincy
Cedar Flat	defunct settlement	northwest of LaPorte
Cedar Mill	defunct settlement	see Quincy
Chapparal Hill	defunct settlement	see Johnsville
Chases	defunct settlement	north of Beckwourth
Cherokee Mine	defunct settlement	see Crescent Mills/Greenville
Chester
Chilcoot
China Bar	defunct settlement	see Twain
China Gulch	defunct settlement	northwest of LaPorte
City of Seventy-Six	defunct settlement	see Johnsville
Clairville Flat	defunct settlement	see Blairsden
Claybank Mine	defunct settlement	see LaPorte
Clear Creek	defunct settlement	see Quincy
Clear Creek Junction	defunct settlement	near Westwood (Lassen County)
Clear Creek Mine	defunct settlement	between Canyon Dam and Westwood (Lassen County)
Cleghorn Bar	defunct settlement	northwest of LaPorte at Dogwood Peak
Clio
Clover Valley Ranch	defunct settlement	see Beckwourth
Comeback Mine	defunct settlement	see Twain
Cooks Canyon	defunct settlement	see Greenville
Cottonwood Meadow	defunct settlement	see Belden
Coyote Flat	defunct settlement	see Humbug Valley
Crescent Hill Mine	defunct settlement	near LaPorte
Crescent Mills
Crocker Meadow	defunct settlement	near Portola
Cromberg
Crow	defunct settlement	near Portola
Crystal/Crystal Vista	defunct settlement	north of Chilcoot
Cutter Meadow	defunct settlement	see Quincy
Darby Meadow	defunct settlement	northwest of LaPorte
Davies/Davies Mill	defunct settlement	see Graeagle
Davis Mine	defunct settlement	see Canyon Dam
Dejonah Creek Mine	defunct settlement	northwest of LaPorte at Dogwood Peak
Delaney	defunct settlement	see Blairsden
Delleker
Dentens	defunct settlement	see Blairsden
Diamond Springs	defunct settlement	see LaPorte
Doctor Smith Flat	defunct settlement	see Antelope area
Downing Cabin	defunct settlement	north of Chilcoot
Drakesbad	defunct settlement	west northwest of Chester
Dry Flat	defunct settlement	see Antelope area
Dutch Hill Mine	defunct settlement	see Seneca area
Eagle Gulch	defunct settlement	see Meadow Valley
Eagle Mine	defunct settlement	northwest of LaPorte
Eden Township	defunct settlement	see Johnsville
Edmanton	defunct settlement	see Meadow Valley
Egbert Mines	defunct settlement	between Quincy/LaPorte
Elizabethtown	defunct settlement	see Quincy
Engle/Engle Mine	defunct settlement	see Taylorsville
English Bar	defunct settlement	west of Johnsville at Blue Nose Mtn.
Eureka Mills	defunct settlement	see Johnsville
Faggs Ranch	defunct settlement	northwest of LaPorte
Fanani Meadow	defunct settlement	see Humbug Valley
Fant Gathering Corral	defunct settlement	north of Taylorsville at Kettle Rock
Feather Fork Mine	defunct settlement	between Quincy/LaPorte
Feather River Meadows	defunct settlement	west northwest of Chester
Fells Flat	defunct settlement	between Quincy/Johnsville
Ferris Flat	defunct settlement	north of Chilcoot
Fillmore Township	defunct settlement	unknown; probably near Beckwourth
Five Bear Mine	defunct settlement	between Quincy/LaPorte
Five Points	defunct settlement	see Blairsden
Flemings Sheep Camp	defunct settlement	west northwest of Antelope
Flume Camp	defunct settlement	near LaPorte
Folchi Meadows	defunct settlement	near Calpine (Sierra County)
Four Trees	defunct settlement	west of Bucks Lake
Franklin Hill	defunct settlement	see LaPorte
Frazier Cabin	defunct settlement	see Antelope
French Bar	defunct settlement	see Caribou
French Camp	defunct settlement	see LaPorte
Gallagher Mine	defunct settlement	west of Johnsville at Blue Nose Mtn.
Gansner Bar	defunct settlement	see Caribou
Gate Place	defunct settlement	north of Beckwourth
Genesee Valley		see also Taylorsville
Gibsonville	defunct settlement	near LaPorte
Glazier Mine	defunct settlement	see Twain
Gold Point Mine	defunct settlement	between Quincy/LaPorte
Goldstripe Mine	defunct settlement	near Canyon Dam
Goodwin Township	defunct settlement	see LaPorte
Graeagle
Granes Cabin	defunct settlement	near LaPorte
Grasshopper Flat	defunct settlement	near Portola
Grassy Flat	defunct settlement	west of Belden
Grays Flat	defunct settlement	near Twain
Green Flat	defunct settlement	near Genesee Valley
Greenbower Mine	defunct settlement	northwest of LaPorte
Greenhorn	defunct settlement	between Quincy/Cromberg
Greens Flat	defunct settlement	northwest of LaPorte
Greens Flat	defunct settlement	near Meadow Valley
Greenville
Grigsby Camp	defunct settlement	north of Chilcoot
Grizzly Mine	defunct settlement	near Canyon Dam
Grub Flat	defunct settlement	near Meadow Valley
Grubbs Cow Camp	defunct settlement	northwest of LaPorte
H and G Mine	defunct settlement	between Quincy/LaPorte
Hallett Meadow	defunct settlement	see Antelope
Hallsted Flat	defunct settlement	near Twain
Hamilton Branch
Hansons Bar	defunct settlement	near LaPorte
Hardquartz Mine	defunct settlement	northwest of LaPorte
Harrison Flat	defunct settlement	west of Johnsville
Hartman Bar	defunct settlement	northwest of LaPorte
Harwood Cabin	defunct settlement	near Antelope Lake
Hauns Meadow	defunct settlement	near Canyon Dam
Haven	defunct settlement	see Caribou
Hawley	defunct settlement	east northeast of Beckwourth
Hazard Mine	defunct settlement	near Twain
Heckle Ranch	defunct settlement	north of Chester
Henrys Flat	defunct settlement	west of Belden
Hopnomkoyo	defunct settlement	Maidu settlement on Lights Creek, near Taylorsville (North Arm)
Hose Mine	defunct settlement	northwest of LaPorte
Hot Springs	semi-defunct settlement	near Twain
Howland Flat	defunct settlement	near LaPorte
Humbug Valley	semi-defunct settlement	south of Lake Almanor
Hungarian Placer Mine	defunct settlement	see Quincy
Imperial Mine	defunct settlement	see Quincy
Independence Mine	defunct settlement	near LaPorte
Independent Mine	defunct settlement	between Quincy/LaPorte
Indian Bar	defunct settlement	near Caribou
Indian Falls
Indian Valley Mine	defunct settlement	near Greenville
Iron Dyke Mine	defunct settlement	near Taylorsville (North Arm)
Iron Horse	defunct settlement	near Portola
Jack Ass Flats	defunct settlement	see Storrie
Jamison	defunct settlement	near Johnsville
Jamison Mine	defunct settlement	south of Johnsville
Jenkins Sheep Camp	defunct settlement	north of Beckwourth
Johnson Fields	defunct settlement	near Chester
Johnson Mine	defunct settlement	see Quincy
Johnsville
Jonesville	defunct settlement	west of Belden
Jordan Flat	defunct settlement	north of Chilcoot
Keddie	semi-defunct settlement	see Quincy
Keefer Ranch	defunct settlement	near Almanor
Kelly Camp	defunct settlement	west northwest of Chester
Kennedy Cabin	defunct settlement	near LaPorte
Kerby	defunct settlement	near Portola
King Solomon Mine	defunct settlement	near Taylorsville
Kotasi	defunct settlement	Maidu settlement east of Greenville
La Porte
Lassen View	defunct settlement	near Westwood (Lassen County)
Last Chance	defunct settlement	between Quincy/LaPorte
Last Chance Valley	defunct settlement	north of Chilcoot
Lawton Meadow	defunct settlement	near Portola
Layman Camp	defunct settlement	near Johnsville
Lee Camp	defunct settlement	west northwest of Chester
Lemm Ranch	defunct settlement	see Humbug Valley
Letter Box	defunct settlement	west of Bucks Lake
Lights Creek	defunct settlement	north of Taylorsville (North Arm)
Lincoln	defunct settlement	see Greenville
Little California Mine	defunct settlement	northwest of LaPorte at Dogwood Peak
Little Jamison	defunct settlement	south of Johnsville
Logan Tunnel	defunct settlement	near Twain
Logue Meadows	defunct settlement	near Storrie
Lone Pine Mine Number 1	defunct settlement	north of Taylorsville
Long Valley	defunct settlement	see Quincy
Longville	defunct settlement	see Humbug Valley
Lott Mine	defunct settlement	near Belden
Lovejoy	defunct settlement	northeast of Cromberg
Lowe Flat	defunct settlement	near Janesville (Lassen County)
Lucky Chance Mine	defunct settlement	near Twain
Lucky Jack Mine	defunct settlement	west of Bucks Lake
Lucky Laddie Mine	defunct settlement	west of Bucks Lake
Lucky S Mine	defunct settlement	north of Taylorsville
Lynch Meadows	defunct settlement	near Storrie
Mabie	semi-defunct settlement	near Blairsden
Mammoth Mill	defunct settlement	near Johnsville
Maple Flat	defunct settlement	near Bucks Lake
Martin Mine	defunct settlement	northwest of LaPorte
Mary Cameron Mine	defunct settlement	near Twain
Massack	defunct settlement	see Quincy
Maybe	semi-defunct settlement	see also Mabie; near Blairsden
McKintosh Ranch	defunct settlement	near LaPorte
McRae Meadow	defunct settlement	west of Johnsville
Meadow Valley
Meeker Bar	defunct settlement	near Twain
Merlin	defunct settlement	near Storrie
Middle Campsite	defunct settlement	near Caribou
Midway House	defunct settlement	north of Beckwourth
Milkhouse Flat	defunct settlement	near Belden
Mineral Township	defunct settlement	see Bucks Lake
Minerva Bar	defunct settlement	between Quincy/LaPorte
Missouri Bar	defunct settlement	near Caribou
Moccasin	defunct settlement	see Crescent Mills
Mohave City	defunct settlement	see Johnsville
Mohawk
Mohawk Valley Ranch	defunct settlement	see Mohawk
Mohawk Vista	defunct settlement	see Mohawk
Monitor Flat	defunct settlement	between Quincy/LaPorte
Monitor Mine	defunct settlement	see Crescent Mills
Moody Meadows	defunct settlement	west northwest of Chester
Morgan Bar	defunct settlement	near LaPorte
Mormon Trail Camp	defunct settlement	near Bucks Lake
Morris Mine	defunct settlement	near Belden
Mosquito Flat	defunct settlement	northwest of LaPorte
Mountain Spring House	defunct settlement	northwest of LaPorte
Mule Shoe Mine	defunct settlement	see Almanor
Murphy Flat	defunct settlement	between Storrie/Belden
Myrtle Flat	defunct settlement	near Belden
Nakankoyo	defunct settlement	Maidu settlement near Big Springs (near Westwood - Lassen County)
Naku	defunct settlement	see Nakankoyo
Nelson Point	defunct settlement	between Quincy/LaPorte
New Mohawk	defunct settlement	see Mohawk
New York Mine	defunct settlement	see Greenville
Newtown Flat	defunct settlement	see Quincy
North Arm	semi-defunct settlement	see Taylorsville
Nye Meadows	defunct settlement	northeast of Cromberg
Oak Flat	defunct settlement	near Genesee Valley
Oak Flat	defunct settlement	near Caribou
Oats Meadow	defunct settlement	near LaPorte (site inundated by Little Grass Valley Reservoir)
Oliver Flat	defunct settlement	see Storrie
Onion Valley	defunct settlement	between Quincy/LaPorte
Ontop Mine	defunct settlement	northwest of LaPorte
Otis Ranch	defunct settlement	near Blairsden
Palmetto	defunct settlement	west of Bucks Lake
Paulson Place	defunct settlement	northwest of LaPorte
Paxton	semi-defunct settlement	near Twain
Pea Soup Bar	defunct settlement	near Caribou
Pecks Valley	defunct settlement	north of Greenville
Peerless Mine	defunct settlement	near Canyon Dam
Peninsula Village	populated place	see Almanor
Peppard Flat	defunct settlement	see Quincy
Perini Place	defunct settlement	near Twain
Pilot Mine	defunct settlement	west of Johnsville
Pine Grove	defunct settlement	near LaPorte
Pineleaf Mine	defunct settlement	near Meadow Valley
Pioneer	defunct settlement	between Quincy/LaPorte
Plinco Mine	defunct settlement	north of Chilcoot
Plumas Eureka Mills	defunct settlement	near Johnsville
Poor Man's Creek	defunct settlement	between Quincy/LaPorte
Port Wine	defunct settlement	near LaPorte
Portola
Poverty Bar	defunct settlement	near Caribou
Prattville
Providence Hill Mine	defunct settlement	near Twain
Quartz Township	defunct settlement	see Johnsville
Quincy	county seat
Quincy Junction	defunct settlement	see Quincy
Ramelli Ranch	defunct settlement	near Portola
Red Clover	defunct settlement	see Taylorsville
Red Rock Mine	defunct settlement	near Caribou
Reese Flat	defunct settlement	near Storrie
Rhinehart Meadow	defunct settlement	near Taylorsville
Rhodes Meadow	defunct settlement	west northwest of Chester
Rich Bar	semi-defunct settlement	east of Belden
Robbers Roost	defunct settlement	west southwest of Lake Almanor
Robinson Mine	defunct settlement	northwest of LaPorte
Rock Creek Camp	defunct settlement	near Storrie
Rock Crest	defunct settlement	near Storrie
Rodgers Flat	defunct settlement	near Storrie
Ross Ranch	defunct settlement	near Portola
Round Valley	defunct settlement	see Greenville
Ruby Mine	defunct settlement	north of Taylorsville
Ruffa Ranch	defunct settlement	west southwest of Lake Almanor
Saint Louis	defunct settlement	near LaPorte
Sanborn Mine	defunct settlement	see LaPorte
Sardine Valley Settlement	defunct settlement/mill	part of defunct settlement Davies; see Graeagle
Sawmill Flat	defunct settlement	between Quincy/LaPorte
Sawpit Flat	defunct settlement	between Quincy/LaPorte
Secret Diggings	defunct settlement	near LaPorte
Seneca	defunct settlement	south of Lake Almanor
Sheep Camp	defunct settlement	north of Beckwourth
Shenandoah Mine	defunct settlement	near Bucks Lake
Sherman Bar	defunct settlement	northwest of LaPorte
Shoe Fly	defunct settlement	see Quincy
Sierra	defunct settlement	see Quincy
Silongkoyo	defunct settlement	Maidu settlement at Quincy
Silver Creek	defunct settlement	near Meadow Valley
Skinner Flat	defunct settlement	near Canyon Dam
Sloat
Smiths Bar	defunct settlement	near Caribou
Soda Bar	defunct settlement	see Greenville
Soda Springs	defunct settlement	see Humbug Valley
Soldier Meadows	defunct settlement	see Humbug Valley
Spanish Creek	defunct settlement	see Quincy
Spanish Flat	defunct settlement	near LaPorte
Spanish Peak	defunct settlement	see Meadow Valley
Spanish Point	defunct settlement	see Meadow Valley
Spanish Ranch	defunct settlement	see Rich Bar
Spring Garden	defunct settlement	see Quincy
Squirrel Creek	defunct settlement	near Johnsville
Standart Mine	defunct settlement	see Crescent Mills
Stone Dairy Cabin	defunct settlement	north of Beckwourth
Storrie
Stover Camp	defunct settlement	west northwest of Chester
Strawberry Valley	defunct settlement	see LaPorte
Sugar Pine Mine	defunct settlement	between Quincy/LaPorte
Sulphur Spring House	defunct settlement	see Clio
Sulphur Springs	defunct settlement	see Mohawk
Summit	defunct settlement	see Chilcoot
Sunflower Flat	defunct settlement	near Belden
Sunflower Flat	defunct settlement	west northwest of Chester
Sunnyside Mine	defunct settlement	near Twain
Swain Meadow	defunct settlement	near Westwood (Lassen County)
Swiss Mine	defunct settlement	near Twain
Tamarack Flat	defunct settlement	near Meadow Valley
Tamarack Flat	defunct settlement	near LaPorte
Tasikoyo	defunct settlement	Maidu settlement at Taylorsville
Taylor Diggings	defunct settlement	see Taylorsville
Taylorsville
The A-Tree	defunct settlement	south of Johnsville, near Sierra County line
Thompson Valley